Woodland Trust - A–Z of British Trees
Curated source
The Woodland Trust
The UK’s largest woodland conservation charity. Its A–Z of British Trees profiles the wildlife and ecological value of British + temperate-European native trees and shrubs - the specific mammals, birds, insects, and fungi each species supports, plus coppicing and hedgerow context - grounded in UK conservation practice. Plotwright’s region-appropriate ecology + wildlife reference for European native woody plants.
What you'll find here
European native-tree wildlife relationships
Bird, mammal, and lepidoptera associations
Coppicing + hedgerow ecology
Conservation and habitat context
Specific data we draw from it: wildlife associations, larval host relationships, seed/fruit + nectar/pollen use, habitat + coppice notes.
Good to know
Species-level vs genus-level relationships. Some wildlife relationships are stated for the closely related common species (e.g. Crataegus monogyna) and apply at the genus level; carry them as hawthorn/hazel-genus relationships rather than pinning to one binomial where the source is generic.
UK-fauna framing. Associations are described for the UK + temperate-European fauna; treat named British species as regional examples of a broader ecological role rather than the only participants.
How to cite this source
Cite the specific A–Z of British Trees species page. Use it for the wildlife/ecology prose (which animals use the plant and how); pair with POWO/RHS for taxonomy + cultivation.
License
Woodland Trust content is © The Woodland Trust; Plotwright paraphrases the wildlife/ecology guidance with attribution and links rather than reproducing text.
Caution
Framed for the UK / temperate-European fauna; mark region context before generalising named-species relationships to other continents.
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