They\u2019re your childhood climbing frame, a canopy to shelter from the rain, a shady place to have a picnic; they offer sanctuary, fruit, a home for wildlife, protection against flooding and pollution, and an insight into the hidden history of the land \u2013 we are, of course, talking about trees. <\/p>\n
In this year\u2019s edition of the annual contest organized by the Woodland Trust, a non-profit headquartered in Lincolnshire, England, 13 of the UK\u2019s very best trees will compete to be crowned \u201cTree of the Year.\u201d <\/p>\n
From trees that have narrowly avoided destruction through arson, wartime bombing, and city-council-mandated felling, to trees that have shaded royalty, the Woodland Trust\u2019s panel of tree experts has shortlisted 12 of the UK\u2019s top trees in urban locations, and a thirteenth tree has been nominated by the public. <\/p>\n
\u201cAncient trees in towns and cities are vital for the health of nature, people and planet,\u201d Naomi Tilley, lead campaigner at the Woodland Trust, said in a press release. \u201cThey give thousands of urban wildlife species essential life support, boost the UK\u2019s biodiversity and bring countless health and wellbeing benefits to communities.\u201d<\/strong> <\/p>\n According to a 2020 study, ancient trees are in global decline. Despite their demonstrated resilience across centuries, ancient trees might struggle to adapt to the rapid environmental and climatic shifts anticipated in the years ahead. <\/p>\n \u201cMost ancient trees aren\u2019t protected by law,\u201d continued Tilley. \u201cAnd those in urban areas are particularly vulnerable, like one of this year\u2019s nominees \u2013 which narrowly escaped being cut down by Sheffield City Council in 2017.\u201d <\/p>\n Voting for the Woodland Trust\u2019s 2023 Tree of the Year is open to the public until Sunday, October 15 and the winner will be announced on Thursday, October 19. <\/p>\n\n They\u2019re your childhood climbing frame, a canopy to shelter from the rain, a shady place to have a picnic; they offer sanctuary, fruit, a home for wildlife, protection against flooding and pollution, and an insight into the hidden history of the land \u2013 we are, of course, talking about trees. In this year\u2019s edition of <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":10280,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-10279","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10279"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10279\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}