Lincolnshire may have one of the lowest amounts of woodland cover in any county in England, but that does not mean that theres nothing going on out there!

 

 

Lincolnshire is home to the largest oak tree in Europe but how many people have actually visited the Bowthorpe Oak.

 

 

 

Apart from being an excellent firewood the timber from Ash trees has many other uses. Here we have timber waiting for export to Ireland to be made into hurley sticks.

 

 

Much of our timber from our woodlands will be used locally. Throughout the county there are young Oak trees growing that have been planted specifically to be used on future refurbishments of Lincoln Cathedral.

 

 

Within Lincolnshire we have Small - Leaved Lime woodlands that are amongst the most important in England. The main concentration is in an area inbetween Wragby, Woodhall Spa and Bardney but areas of lime can be found in many Ancient Woodlands (areas that have been wooded since before 1600AD). Many of these woodlands are open to the public and the link to the Lincolnshire Limewoods project can be found on our links page and will give you more details.

                                                                  

 

As well as woodlands there are a wealth of other trees in different settings throughout the county which are of interest as well as parkland and urban trees there are remnants of traditional orchards which would once have been common. Traditional orchards have declined so much that there is now a Lincolnshire Habitat Action Plan to raise awareness of the problem and offer advice and protection for orchards. If you own or know of a traditional orchard with at least 5 full size apple or other fruit trees then this is of great importance and worth protecting. There are local varieties of fruit trees particular to Lincolnshire. Details of the East England Orchard Project and of local fruit varieties can be found on our links page.