Ancient Tree Inventory

An excellent resource for locating and recording veteran, ancient and notable trees in the UK.

https://ati.woodlandtrust.org.uk/


Ancient Tree Forum

A UK organisation focusing on the protection of veteran and ancient trees.

https://www.ancienttreeforum.org.uk/


Arboricultural Association

Courses and seminars on trees and fungi

https://www.trees.org.uk/

Websites on identifying fungi

TMA Fungi – http://www.tma-fungi.co.uk/FungiGallery.html

First Nature – www.first-nature.com/fungi

British Mycological Society Facebook Group – www.facebook.com/groups/18843741618

Websites on identifying oak trees

Woodland Trust – https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/british-trees/

English Heritage Buildings – www.ehbp.com/the-definitive-list-of-british-oak-trees-their-history/


Free PDFs

Estimating the Age of Large and Veteran Trees in Britain, John White, Forestry Practice, 1998, PDF

How to estimate the age of an oak, Woodland Trust, 2007, PDF

Handbook for the measurement of macrofungal functional traits, Dawson et al, 2018, PDF

Catalogue of tree microhabitats, Kraus et al, 2016, PDF

Ancient and other veteran trees: further guidance on management, David Lonsdale, 2013, PDF

Books on identifying fungi

Collins Fungi Guide, Stefan Buczacki, 2012

Collins Complete British Mushrooms and Toadstools, Paul Sterry, 2009

Fungi of Temperate Europe, volumes 1 & 2, Thomas Laessoe, 2019

Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe, volumes 1, 2 & 3, Geoffery Kibby, 2018 – 2020

Fungi on Trees: An Arborists’ Field Guide, Watson and Green, 2011

Fungi on Trees: A photographic reference, Humphries and Wright, 2021

Poroid Fungi of Europe, Ryvarden and Melo, 2017

Books on fungal interactions with trees

Biodiversity in Dead Wood, Stokland et al, 2012

Fungi and Trees: their Complex Relationships, Lynne Boddy, 2021


Books on oaks

Ancient oaks: in the English landscape, Aljos Farjon, 2017

The British Oak, Morris and Perring, 1974


Books on identifying oak trees

Collins Tree Guide, Owen Johnson, 2006

Collins Complete British Trees, Paul Sterry, 2008