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Topics in The Woodland Treasury
THEME The Big Picture
Topics under The Woodland Ecosystem
What is an Ecosystem?
Woodland Ecosystems of the World
How a Woodland Ecosystem Works
What is a Habitat?
Habitats - How are they Defined?
Food Chains
Food Webs
Food Pyramids
Layers in the Woodland
Recognising Woodland Layers
Trees Around the World
Tree Species Around the World
British Woodlands and Forests
Distribution of British Woodlands and Forests
Topics under The New Forest Ecosystem
What is a Forest?
Rocks and Soil in the New Forest
Geology and Soils of the New Forest
What Lives Where in the New Forest
Habitats of the New Forest
What Type of Woodland?
What Type of Woodland Is It?
Ancient Trees
Aliens!
Topics under Our Changing and Threatened Woodlands
Succession
The Development of Britain's Woodlands - The Wildwood
The Seasons
Changing Climates - Stress from Drought
The Great Storm
Changing Climates - Storms and Damage
Diseases - Dutch Elm Disease
Pollution and Acid Rain
Afforestation and Deforestation
Day and Night
Day and Night - The 24 Hour Cycle
So Who Needs Trees Anyway?
The Forest Calendar
Trees Inspire Us!
THEME Woodland Ecology
Topics under The Process of Growth
The Tree Trunk
Tree Structure - The Trunk
Tree Structure - Bark the Protector
Tree Structure - Age Identification
Tree Germination
Tree Structure - Germination
Leaves and Photosynthesis
Leaf Structure and Photosynthesis
Leaves and Oxygen
Plants and Light
Leaves and Cell Structure
Leaves and Food Production
Phototropism - Bending Towards the Light
Phototropism
Trees - How Roots Work
Trees - Transpiration in the Roots
Trees - Observing Transpiration
Trees - The Process of Transpiration
Trees - Transpiration after Photosynthesis
Trees - Transpiration and Self Sufficiency
Osmosis and Semi-permeable Membranes
Capillary Action
Build a Tree
Measuring a Tree's Height - Method 1
Measuring a Tree's Height - Method 2
Measuring a Tree's Height - Method 3
Measuring a Tree's Circumference and Diameter
Measuring a Tree's Volume
Fungi - How Do They Grow?
Fungi - Spreading Spores
Fungi - Spreading their Spores
Reproduction of Flowers
The Structure of Flowers and Pollination
The Secret Flowers
Estimating the Age of a Tree
Looking at Tree Trunks
Leaf Shapes
Leaf Sizes
Bending Towards the Light
Measuring the Age of a Tree
How Old is Your Woodland?
Estimating the Age of a Woodland
Topics under The Process of Regeneration
Leaves - Old Replaced by New
Trees - Dying but Growing Too!
How do Trees Die? - Fungi
Deadwood and Decay - Fungi: Waste Disposal for the Forest
Deadwood and Decay - Invertebrates
Deadwood and Decay - Invertebrate Cleaners
The Forest Floor - Leaf Litter
The Forest Floor - Different Soils and Leaf Litters
The Regeneration Game
The Hollow Tree
How can Hollow Trees be Strong?
First Impressions: Leaves
Deadwood and Decay - What do Invertebrates do?
Topics under Competition and Balance
Succession in the New Forest
The Competing Forest
The Seasons
The Struggle of The Seasons
Woodland Layers - A Deliberate Balance
Woodland Layers - A Balancing Act
Why are Trees Shaped as they are?
Trees Shaped by their Surroundings
A Minibeast Survival Plan
A Minibeast Survival Strategy
Prickles and Poison
Prickles and Poisons
Plant Adaptations - Why are Seeds Different?
Plant Adaptations - Depending on Others
The Oak Tree Hotel
A Dependent Lifestyle - The Oak Tree Hotel
Looking for Signs
A Game of Life
Describing Woodlands
Finding Out More About Your Wood
Looking at Leaves
Light and Shade in the Wood
Ivy: The Light Indicator
Friend or Foe?
Which Creatures Did the Damage?
Galls
Looking at Woodland Layers
Creatures in and Around Trees
THEME Biological Features
Topics under Lichen and Moss and Ferns
Recognising Lichens, Ferns and Mosses
Ferns Identified: The Common Polypody (Polypodium vulgare)
Ferns Identified: Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum)
Moss Identified: Hair Moss (Polytrichum commune)
Moss Identified: (Mnium hornum)
Lichen Identified: (Hypogymnia physodes)
Lichen Identified: (Evernia prunastri)
Topics under Fungi
Recognising Fungi
Fungi Identified: Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria)
Fungi Identified: Giant Polypore (Meripilus giganteus)
Fungi Identified: Cep or Penny Bun (Boletus edulis)
Fungi Identified: Artist's fungus (Ganoderma applanatum)
Fungi Identified: Porcelain Fungus (Oudemansiella mucida)
Fungi Identified: Honey Fungus (Armillaria mellea)
Looking at Fungi
Topics under Invertebrates
Recognising Insects among Invertebrates
Insects Identified: Purple Hairstreak Butterfly (Quercusia quercus)
Insects Identified: Speckled Wood Butterfly (Parage aegeria)
Insects Identified: Brindled Beauty Moth (Lycia hirtaria)
Insects Identified: Green Oak Tortrix Moth (Tortrix viridana)
Insects Identified: Stag Beetle (Lucanus cervus)
Insects Identified: Oak Bark Beetle (Scolytus intricatus)
Insects Identified: Ladybird (Coccinella 7-punctata)
Insects Identified: Hornet (Vespa crabro)
Invertebrates Identified: Woodlouse (Oniscus asellus)
Insects Identified: Weevils (Phyllobius argentatus)
Looking for Small Animals
Topics under Birds
Recognising Birds
Birds Identified: Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Birds Identified: Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Birds Identified: Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopus major)
Birds Identified: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopus minor)
Birds Identified: Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Birds Identified: Blue Tit (Parus caeruleus)
Birds Identified: Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Bird Food!
Topics under Mammals
Recognising Mammals
Mammals Identified: Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
Mammals Identified: Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)
Mammals Identified: Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Mammals Identified: Sika Deer (Cervus nippon)
Mammals Identified: Badger (Meles meles)
Mammals Identified: Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Mammals Identified: Pippistrelle Bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Mammals Identified: Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Mammals Identified: Wood Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Mammals Identified: Bank Vole (Clethrionomys glareolus)
Topics under Trees
Recognising Trees - What Makes a Tree?
Recognising Trees - Looking at Leaves
Trees Identified:English Oak (Quercus robur)
Trees Identified:Beech (Fagus sylvatica)
Trees Identified: Ash (Fraxinus excelsior)
Trees Identified: Hazel (Corylus avellana)
Trees Identified: Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)
Trees Identified: Alder (Alnus glutinosa)
Trees Identified: Silver Birch (Betula pendula)
Trees Identified: Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa)
Trees Identified: Common Lime (Tilia europaea)
Trees Identified: Holly (Ilex aquifolium)
Trees Identified: English Elm (Ulmus procera)
Trees Identified: Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)
Trees Identified: Goat Willow (Salix caprea)
Trees Identified: Common Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
Trees Identified: Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris)
Trees Identified: Yew (Taxus baccata)
Trees Identified: Rhododendron (Rhododendron ponticum)
THEME Human Influences
Topics under Origin and Historical Use
William the Conqueror
William the Conqueror and the Invasion of England
William Rufus
The Death of William Rufus
Laws of the Forest
What is Pollarding?
Pollarding
What is Coppicing?
Coppicing
Conflicts
Conflicts of Interest
The Domesday Book
Domesday - The Great Survey
Time Lines
Charcoal
Why Charcoal is Important
Topics under The Spiritual Forest
The Colours of the Sacred Directions
Wildwood Imaginations
Who is the Green Man?
The Leshy
Tree Lore - The Honoured and Symbolic Oak
Tree Lore - The Venerable and Symbolic Oak
Famous New Forest Oaks: The Knightwood Oak
Poet Tree
The Wish Tree
New Forest Stories
Sense - Sational!
The Hearth
The Hearth in History
Trees and Music
Trees and Protest
Trees and the Protester
Exploring Woodlands: First Impressions
Colours in Nature
Smelling the Forest
The Language of the Wood
Topics under Commoning
The Commoner
Commoning Explained
New Forest Commoning
A New Forest Commoning Family
Forest Pigs
New Forest Pigs
Forest Ponies
New Forest Ponies
Pony Sales and Drifts!
Pony Sales and Pony Drifts!
The Uses of Deadwood
Topics under Recreation and Tourism
Managing the Recreation Environment
Transport Planning and Management
People on Foot
Cycling in the New Forest
Horse Riding
Camping and Caravanning
Recreation Summary
Travel Patterns to the Forest
Analysing Visitor Patterns
Visitors to the Forest
Travelling to the Forest
Topics under Forestry and Timber
Forestry in Great Britain
Growing Timber - The Forest Cycle
Growing Timber - The Stages
The Importance of Thinning
Useful Timber
Planting Your Forest
Buying Your Trees
A Broadleaf Border
Managing Your Forest
Improving Your Forest
Felling Your Forest
The New Forest and Galloway Forest Compared
Forests and Landscapes
The Amount of Timber We Use
Wood - What We Use it for
Wood - Hard or Soft
The Statutory Inclosures
Topics under Land Management and Conservation
Who Manages the New Forest?
Managing Britain's Forests - The Forestry Commission
Considerations: Conflicts of Interest and Points of View
Considerations: Commoners' Animals
Considerations: Commoners and their Animals
Considerations: Deer
Considerations: Pressure from Visitors
Considerations: Tourism and Visitor Pressure
Considerations: Hunting in the Forest
Considerations: Hunting in the New Forest
Considerations: Conservation
Solutions: The Working Forest
Solutions: The A & O Management Jigsaw
Solutions: With a Little Help from Esso!
Solutions: Management Options for the A & O Woodlands
Solutions: Future Management of the A & O Pasture Woodlands