Saving England's most threatened species from extinction
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12th February 2020
Location: Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcestershire WR13 6NW Date: 9th-10th May 2020 Time: 9am - 6pm Ancients of the Future are very excited to be taking part in the The Deadwood Roadshow at the RHS Malvern Spring Show 2020! Come and meet the team in the discovery zone to learn more about ancient trees, wood...
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Location: Lanhydrock National Trust, Bodmin PL30 4AB. Date: 21st February. Time: 12:30 - 3pm. This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue. Please book, see below. Poet Ella Frears and artist Ben Sanderson have been working with conservation organisation Back from the Brink to help raise awareness of the UK’s most...
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Due to the current Coronavirus situation, we have had to cancel this event. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. We are currently looking into ways of making this anthology launch virtual so that everyone can enjoy it in the comfort of their own homes. Keep an eye on our website and social media channels -...
Read more21st January 2020
Location: Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, Ripon HG4 3DY Date: Friday 21st January 2020 Time: 10am - 4pm Back from the Brink will be hosted by the incredible Fountains Abbey on the 21st for a day of creativity and learning. Learn about the amazing and rare wildlife found at this incredible and beautiful...
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Location: Windsor Great Park (more info provided upon booking) Date: 23rd January 2020 Time: 9am - 5pm Our Ancients of the Future project has spaces available on the Bats and Arboriculture course taking place 23rd Jan 2020 at Great Windsor Park, between 9am - 5pm. The course will cover how to carry out tree works...
Read more26th September 2018
Stag Beetles are one of the largest species of beetle in the UK, with some males – including their characteristic ‘horns’ - reaching 70mm long. Females are smaller, up to around 50mm long. Their larvae feed underground on decaying wood, and as such this species is reliant on the preservation and creation of deadwood habitats....
Read more25th September 2018
The Violet Click Beetle is known from only three sites in England, where it is dependent on rotting hollows in ancient trees. Our Ancients of the Future project is trialling ‘beetle boxes’ - wooden boxes filled with sawdust, leaf mould and pigeon poo that emulate the rotting hollows in an ancient trees – to find...
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