Celebrating Trees at Bruce Castle
A focus on Urban Trees
Sunday 1 December 2019
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Talks
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Keith Sacre - Valuing Urban Trees
Keith Sacre of Treeconomics talked about the benefits and changing urban landscape of trees in terms of managing a resource for future generations. He introduced the i-Tree Eco computer programme which Treeconomics uses to quantify the environmental effects of urban trees, and calculate their value to society.
Keith has over twenty year’s experience in local government as Arboriculture & Urban Forest Director. He also spent eleven years at Notcutt’s Nurseries with responsibility for tree sales to local authorities and other trade outlets. Currently Keith is Sales Director with Barcham Trees, the largest container tree nursery in Europe. Keith is a member of the Institute of Chartered Foresters and a Chartered Arboriculturist. He has a MSc in Arboriculture and Urban Forestry, a BSc in Social Science and a BSc in Arboriculture. Keith is currently a trustee of the Arboricultural Association and the Trees and Design Action Group (TDAG).
To find out more about Treeconomics click here
To find out more about the open-source iTree Eco programme click here
Keith Sacre of Treeconomics talked about the benefits and changing urban landscape of trees in terms of managing a resource for future generations. He introduced the i-Tree Eco computer programme which Treeconomics uses to quantify the environmental effects of urban trees, and calculate their value to society.
Keith has over twenty year’s experience in local government as Arboriculture & Urban Forest Director. He also spent eleven years at Notcutt’s Nurseries with responsibility for tree sales to local authorities and other trade outlets. Currently Keith is Sales Director with Barcham Trees, the largest container tree nursery in Europe. Keith is a member of the Institute of Chartered Foresters and a Chartered Arboriculturist. He has a MSc in Arboriculture and Urban Forestry, a BSc in Social Science and a BSc in Arboriculture. Keith is currently a trustee of the Arboricultural Association and the Trees and Design Action Group (TDAG).
To find out more about Treeconomics click here
To find out more about the open-source iTree Eco programme click here
Paul Wood - London is a forest
Paul Wood, author of London's Street Trees, will talk about his new book, London is a Forest published earlier this year. In it, Paul explores
London's urban forest including its geography and history, the animals and plants - especially the trees - found in it and the stories of some of the people who have shaped it. London is a Forest is structured around a series of 'forest trails' taking us from the edgelands to the beating heart of the clamorous 21st century megacity where 8.5 million trees rub shoulders with roughly the same number of people.
Paul is by profession a web designer, but by passion a dendrologist. Paul has been interested in plants since he was 13 when a Pyramidal Orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) appeared in his back garden. He says: Everywhere I go I find myself making mental notes about what’s growing and what might be growing, so this blog {see below} is my musings on nature, plants, landscapes and the environment. Paul lives in London and was until 2017 a trustee of the London Wildlife Trust.
Paul's books are available at all good bookstores including Stanfords (7 Mercer Walk just off Long Acre, London, WC2E 9LP)
The Street Tree: blog by Paul and he is active on twitter
@TheStreetTree: Notes, queries and IDs from the urban forest.
Paul Wood, author of London's Street Trees, will talk about his new book, London is a Forest published earlier this year. In it, Paul explores
London's urban forest including its geography and history, the animals and plants - especially the trees - found in it and the stories of some of the people who have shaped it. London is a Forest is structured around a series of 'forest trails' taking us from the edgelands to the beating heart of the clamorous 21st century megacity where 8.5 million trees rub shoulders with roughly the same number of people.
Paul is by profession a web designer, but by passion a dendrologist. Paul has been interested in plants since he was 13 when a Pyramidal Orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) appeared in his back garden. He says: Everywhere I go I find myself making mental notes about what’s growing and what might be growing, so this blog {see below} is my musings on nature, plants, landscapes and the environment. Paul lives in London and was until 2017 a trustee of the London Wildlife Trust.
Paul's books are available at all good bookstores including Stanfords (7 Mercer Walk just off Long Acre, London, WC2E 9LP)
The Street Tree: blog by Paul and he is active on twitter
@TheStreetTree: Notes, queries and IDs from the urban forest.
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The Bruce Castle Oak Bob Hare discussed the arboricultural report on the Bruce Castle Oak which was funded by the Woodland Trust, and part of the award for the oak as runner-up England Tree of the Year in 2018. Discussions are still continuing on how the £500 Tree Care Award might best be used. |
And then to the Antwerp Arms for
Stephen's Tree Quiz and Redemption's Legacy Oak Ale
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Stephen's Tree Quiz :
congratulations to The Woodentops who won the quiz with 30/34 points and each received a bag of Tree Charter goodies. The other teams scores: Woodpeckers - 27.5/34 Tree Charter and Urban Verderers - 26/34 Walnuts - 25/34 Spruce Castle Park - 24/34 To test your knowledge of trees click below: Celebrating Trees 2019 And Answers here! and another excellent brew of the Tottenham Oak's very own special Legacy Oak Ale from Redemption Brewery! Tasting Notes here |
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Thank you to Deborah and Lucy at Bruce Castle Museum,
Pete at the Antwerp Arms and Andy & Bart at Redemption Brewery for their support
