Ancient: Reviving the Woods That Made Britain

Join Luke Barley, the National Trust’s senior adviser on woodland, on a journey into the woods, to discover the trees that made Britain.

Ancient woods are Britain's richest habitats: rare fragments of our landscape that teem with life from soil to canopy. They live in our collective imagination as quiet places, best left pristine and untouched. But their story has always been one of interdependence with people. Now, as ever, these woods need the thoughtful intervention of humans to survive.

With the benefit of over 20 years' experience rehabilitating ancient woodland, Luke Barley reveals what we stand to gain, as individuals and as a society, by rekindling our ancient connection with these special places.

“A wonderful ramble beneath the boughs. Barley listens, translates and spins their beautiful ancient yarns.” Chris Packham

Luke Barley is the National Trust’s senior adviser on woodland and previously worked as a ranger in some of England’s most iconic landscapes, including the Lakes and the Peak District. He is particularly interested in ancient woodland and the profound connection between its human history and rich ecology – the subject of his first book.

Sponsored by Sleigh & Story

Sunday 10 May

2.30pm-3.30pm

Marsden Mechanics, 16 Peel Street, Marsden HD7 6BW

£8 (£7 conc), free for University of Huddersfield staff and students, free for Essential carers accompanying a ticket holder (Early bird tickets £7 (£6 conc) to midnight on Monday 6 April )

Age guidance: 12+

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