The significance of trees within the environment hardly needs stressing. Apart from their intrinsic beauty and the contribution they make to the landscape, trees can significantly benefit our physical environment: They improve air quality, filtering out noise and pollution, and go some way towards offsetting the effects of our own emissions of greenhouse gases. In addition they provide vital habitats for a wide range of birds, invertebrates and other organisms.
The significance of this country's unique heritage of veteran trees has only recently been fully recognised: We can provide advice on their special needs to ensure their continued presence in the landscape. |
