What allows oak trees to live for centuries? Could it be their DNA? 🧬

Zooming in on the UK's ancient woodlands!🗺️ 🌳 Ancient woods are areas of woodland that have persisted since 1600 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and 1750 in Scotland. ❓ While each UK nation maintains its own 'ancient woodland inventory, not all ancient woodlands have been mapped, and some of these woods are in a poor state. 🌲 Around half of what remains has been felled and replanted with non-native conifers. ⚠️ Development, pollution, tree diseases and climate change threaten their fu