Mark Kinver writes:
One of the UK's biggest landowners is embarking on a comprehensive survey to identify previously unrecorded ancient trees on its properties.
The National Trust hopes to find 40,000 of them during the three-year project.
Ancients trees provide unique habitats that support a wide range of rare species, which will be at risk if the trees are allowed to die, say experts.
The data will be fed into a national record, managed by the Woodland Trust, which is available online.
"Ancient trees can be thought of as the cathedrals of the natural world," said Ray Hawes, the National Trust's head of forestry.
link: BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Hunt hopes to find ancient trees
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