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THE DURHAM VETERAN TREES PROJECT
Recording Form
STEP 1 (this is the minimum information required)
STEP 2 (answer as many of the following questions as you can)
Public accessibility
Private - not visible from public access (owner's permission required to measure the tree) e.g. a tree that stands on private land is either not visible or close enough to record any accurate data without trespassing.
Private - visible from public access (owner's permission required) e.g. a tree stands in a private field, park, garden, or any other land that does not have public access, but can clearly be seen and identified from public access land.
Public - open access (i.e. public park) e.g. a tree that stands on ground with full public access 24 hours a day.
Public - partial access (i.e. next to footpath or road) e.g. a tree that stands next to or close to a footpath, road, garden, park or other publicly accessible land.
Public - restricted access (i.e. National Trust property) e.g. a tree that stands on ground with full public access during limited opening times. In many cases there may be a charge to access the site and see the tree .
Tree form
Coppice
Maiden
Pollard
Stump
Unknown
Is the tree:
Standing
Fallen
Alive
Unsure
Dead
Location
Field
Private park
Common/heath
Moorland
Public park
Orchard
Garden
Churchyard
Avenue
River/canal bank
Hedgerow
Highway/railway
Bridlepath/footpath
Village park
Woodland
Other
Additional comments on location e.g. is this in a Durham Wildlife Trust site?
Are you recording as part of an organisation, and if so, which one?
STEP 3
Tree Fungi
Beefsteak fungus (Fistulina hepatica)
Giant polypore (Meri;ilus giganteus)
Birch polypore/razorstrop fungus (Piptoporus betulinus)
Oak bracket (Inonotus dryadeus)
Blushing bracket (Daedaleopsis confragosa)
Shaggy bracket (Inonotus hispidus)
Chicken of the woods (Laetiporus sulphurous)
Southern bracket ( Ganoderma australe)
Dryad's saddle (Polyporus squamosus )
Bats and Birds
Evidence of bats
Nuthatch
Tawny Owl
Treecreeper
Barn Owl
Jackdaw
Little Owl
Kestrel
Green Woodpecker
Stock Dove
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Evidence of other birds
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Tree Invertebrates
Evidence of tree invertebrates
Tree Epiphytes
Fern
Ivy
Lichen
Mistletoe
Moss
Tree condition
Decaying wood in the crown
Decaying wood on the ground
Holes or water pockets
Hollowing branches
Hollowing trunks
If you have a photograph of the tree please can you email it to
veterantrees@durhambiodiversity.org.uk
Please include your name and the grid reference or location of the tree in your email
I am emailing an image of the tree separately