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Citizen ecology project recording #springinthewoods. Tweeting about the progress of spring, woodland, and citizen science. Tweets by Christine and Ally.

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Joined January 2014
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#signsofspring as dogs mercury, bluebell, primrose and early purple orchid rosettes start to emerge in the @wildlifebcn nature reserve of Waresley wood in #Cambridgeshire #wildflowerhour @Britnatureguide
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Happy #TreeCharterDay! The first day of #NationalTreeWeek, the start of bare root planting season, a day to celebrate all the vital things trees do for us, & revisit the principles of the #TreeCharter that show what we must do to keep them in our lives treecharter.uk
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Introducing our new tree canopy cover map! This pinpoints where trees are & which parts of London have low tree cover and could be targeted for tree planting projects. 🌳🗺️ goo.gl/hEBCf3 Watch the @BBCLondonNews report: youtu.be/LQZT5tV8K_I
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Thank you to everyone for the tremendous response to my winter buds illustration tweet. Here is an image I took of the original #oak bud I used for one of the paintings. The painting was x40 life-size ! @WoodlandTrust @TrackATree @TheTreeCouncil #NationalTreeWeek
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It's #NationalTreeWeek! Find out all about @WoodlandTrust's new #TreeCharter, and the 800-year old historical document that inspired it scotland.forestry.gov.uk/blo… #History #Trees #Forests
Though @TrackATree project is over people can still get involved in phenology through @WoodlandTrust #naturescalendar project. #TWICconf @wildlife_info @BRIScotland
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Phenology records showing that different parts of food chain/web are reacting at different rates as climate changes. #TWICconf @wildlife_info @TrackATree @WoodlandTrust @BRIScotland
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Managing #ancient woodland and how that differs to managing other woodland from @WoodlandTrust Some pointers when assessing the woodland and can anything be done about the impacts of high deer populations? Read the article at c-js.co.uk/CJSFocus
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Lots of visitors enjoying the #Autumn colours of the trees today at @wildlifebcn Waresley wood reserve @TrackATree
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Wonderful to see the @WoodlandTrust #TreeCharter .Some of Vernon's oak galls, with lots of others, were used to make the ink.
Blooms' @StevenFalk1 on how good citizen science engages people with nature whilst contributing to great research... bloomsforbees.co.uk/stevens-…
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More #Autumn colours showing on the hazel along the wood's main ride today, oak leaves still green but not 4 long I expect @WildlifeTrusts
Ok I'm very very old but I can still put on some Lammas Growth. Humans can't do that ;-) #ancienttree @AncientTreesATF
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Wild places give us wonder and enjoyment, a space to relax and de-stress. Join us and help them thrive buff.ly/2rIMPtQ
Exciting new role in landscape scale delivery with trees and woods with @WoodlandTrust wootrli.webitrent.com/wootrl…
Apply now: Another fantastic role as a 'Landscape scale partnership manager' part funded by @WoodlandTrust careers.nationaltrust.org.uk….
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#TrackATree's had a gorgeous peak #bluebell season, seeing #springinthewoods on someUK travels. New blog post: ow.ly/8M7g30bQLar
‘I have tried to paint trees as tho’ they were human beings… I sincerely love and worship trees and know they are people’ – Paul Nash, 1912
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My @TrackATree Bluebells in Hillhouse Wood are flowering the earliest 'since records began' i.e. since 2014. 14 days earlier than 2015
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Climate change in action! This year has the (joint) 5th earliest great tit eggs in 68 years, c. 2 weeks earlier than early 1960s @_BTO
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