16 - Trees, myths, legends and the science

Episode 16 – of the Wildlife and Photography podcast is all about
Trees, myths, legends, and the science that surrounds trees.
Trees have been part of our culture and providing us with
material goods for tens of thousands of years. Over that time we
and our ancestors have revered, and worshiped trees. We have come
to rely on the tree to provide warmth comfort and protection from
the world.


Most of us, however, know very little about the woodlands we love
to visit, and even less about the trees which grow there. It is
only in the last few decades that our understanding of trees and
the role they play in our lives has started to emerge.


It is a truly fascinating subject and you will never look at a
tree in the same way after listening to this podcast.


If you want to know even more after listening to this episode,
the next episode number 17 will be about trees as well. Because
we couldn’t get all that we wanted to tell you into one episode.


Chapter timings


Alder            10:52 mins


Ash              16:17 mins


Aspen           21:29 mins


Beech           26:22 mins


Birch            31:22 mins


Elm              36:29 mins


 


Organisation


Trees for life - https://treesforlife.org.uk/


Woodland Trust - https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/


American Forests - https://www.americanforests.org/


The World Wildlife Fund - https://www.wwf.org.uk/


Wildlife Conservation Society - https://www.wcs.org/


 


Social media 


Facebook -
https://www.facebook.com/MarkandJackyBloomfield/


Twitter - https://twitter.com/mandjbloomfield


Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mandjbloomfield/


LinkedIn -
https://www.linkedin.com/company/m&j-bloomfield/


Buzzsprout -
https://wildlifeandphotography.buzzsprout.com/1491085


 


Donation


We have a dear friend who's husband passed away. In his memory, a
grove of trees is being planted here in the highlands. If you
would like to help with the planting of new trees you can make a
donation here - https://treesforlife.org.uk/groves/g5891/