Too much UK ancient woodland has been lost to development, destroyed or polluted by dirty water, doggy bags or dumping or trampled by visitor pressure.

Here’s what an ancient woodland should look like.
#shiftingbaseline #wildflowerhour #ancientwoodland

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Veteran of the day 💚🌳 Look at this beauty! #veteranoak #ancientwoodland

This month's header photo - #bluebells in Bleakfield Shaw, a tiny scrap of #AncientWoodland that forms part of #Coulsdon Coppice in #Coulsdon

Shall we dance … 🍂

#trees #ancientwoodland #woodland

Winter sunlight in the woods.
#Morning #Walk #Woodland #Photography
#AncientWoodland
#Norfolk

Detail of the ancient Elizabeth oak at Cowdray which I began a year ago on a freezing bright winter's day like today. Sepia and black ink, watercolour, gesso
#cowdraypark #oak #watercolour #winter #ancientwoodland #drawing #climatecrisis #nature

Brayton woodland #treeclub #thicktrunktuesday #NorthYorkshire #ancientWoodland

It’s wonderful when you catch a flash of red in the vibrant green of the #ancientWoodland at Penrhos the #redsquirrels bring joy to all who see them ! we can’t let them lose their home please sign this petition petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/2454… photos taken by Brian kitt and…

Almost two weeks later than usual, this most magical of places is in full bloom. Turn the sound up to be transported. #wildnarcissi #ancientwoodland #swfrance #spring flowers #birdsong #spring

Found it.
Sitting
#ancientwoodland

Where The Wild Things Are

#Woodland #AncientWoodland #Woods #Tree #Ivy #Plant #Growth #Green #Outdoors #Tranquility #TranquilScene #Nature #ScenicsNature #tree_briliance #Winter #Evening #Peaceful #Calm #Mindful #Photography

So eagerly awaited, I have been hiking to these woods almost daily to see this magical sight. And at last, water is running again in the nearby stream. What could be more lovely? #snowdrops #ancientwoodland #swfrance #wildsnowdrops #GardeningTwitter

Twisting - #Stunted #Gnarly #Oak in #BlackATor #Copse on #Dartmoor 😍 #TemperateRainforest #Devon #AncientWoodland #TwistedOak #Devon Photographer #Dartmoor Photographer 📷 glavindstrachan.com

Kings Wood bluebells, a carpet of blue as far as the eye could see 💙💙💙 and to top it all we saw an owl take flight through trees ahead of us. A favourite 13km walk from Chilham to Wye #Bluebells #kentwoodlands #kentbluebells #ancientwoodland Woodland Trust🌳

#wildfloweroftheday #sweetwoodruff #galliumodoratum This little bundle of joy really does live up to its name. Whorls of fresh green leaves and little white puffs of cloud like flowers! #woodruff #wildflowerlove #wildflowers #ancientwoodland #AWI #npms #woodland #Somerset #Wells

Window into the wood #AncientWoodland #bracken #NaturePhotography #naturelovers

Peak wood anemone & Moschatel day! 💚
#ancientwoodland #stourvalley RSPB

A Sessile Oak with a Medusa vibe
#Woodland #ancientwoodland #oak #eryri #northwales #snowdonia #photooftheday #ThePhotoHour #StormHour

Happy #thicktrunktuesday tree lovers! 🌳 Sherwood Forest Adam Treeshepherd Rutsch🌹🏳️‍🌈🐀 #ancientwoodland

The #LondonLOOP on #KenleyCommon for #fingerpostfriday . The path crosses the old road across the common on the edge of a strip of #ancientwoodland - this is the only part of the common which was saved when #KenleyAerodrome was constructed in the 1920s and 30s