Autumn 2024
Action Oak Newsletter
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Dear Valued Supporter,
We're excited to bring you an update on the latest Action Oak activities in our Autumn newsletter.
Contents
- News
- Charles Sainsbury-Plaice Calendar
- The Majesty of Trees with the Royal Forestry Society & Moorcroft Pottery
- Oaklore: Adventures in a World of Extraordinary Trees by Jules Acton
- Community News
- Article 'Pollen source affects acorn production in pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.)
- Back-Stop Article
- Could you be a Citizen Scientist?
- Common sense risk management of trees: Full guidance - second edition
- Red Squirrel Awareness Week 2024
- Matt Estlea Collaborates with Woodland Heritage
- Researcher Spotlight - Ryan McClory
- Events
- Recap
- Upcoming
- Moorcroft Launch at Blenheim Palace 2024
- National Tree Week 2024
- Annual Report 2023-24
- Tree Alert
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2025 Great Oaks of The British Isles Calendar
Action Oak collaborated with Charles Sainsbury-Plaice (CSP), Warwickshire-based CSP Countryside Greetings, to create a 2025 calendar, 'Great Oaks of the British Isles'. RRP £15.99.
Christmas is a few months away, so if you're looking for stocking fillers, you can find the product page to buy the calendar by clicking the button below.
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The Majesty of Trees
An arboreal world unfolds in fired earth …
A unique collaboration between one of the finest art potteries in the world today and two organisations that do so much to protect and care for trees and woodlands has opened the gates of design and glaze artistry par excellence.
Moorcroft Pottery is joined by Action Oak and the Royal Forestry Society to celebrate The Majesty of Trees in a new collection of exquisite ceramics handmade in the Arts & Crafts tradition.
On the 15th of October 2024, the collection will be launched at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire - an estate which is home to more than 866 veteran oaks in an area known as High Park.
The launch will consist of a presentation in the morning, with special guests Elise Adams - Moorcroft Managing Director, Alison Field - RFS Vice President, Geraint Richards - Chair of Action Oak and Head Forester at The Duchy of Cornwall, Filipe Salbany - Estate Conservation Manager at the Blenheim Palace and Eric Knowles - Ceramics expert and television personality. Tickets are going fast, so please ensure you book your place soon if you’d like to come along to the launch!
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Oaklore: Adventures in a World of Extraordinary Trees by Jules Acton
To celebrate the release of 'Oaklore: Adventures in a World of Exceptional Trees', Action Oak is excited to present a blog written by the author, Jules Acton, ambassador for the Woodland Trust.
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Community News
Action Oak is pleased to bring you updates from our wider community.
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Pollen source affects acorn production in pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.)
A new paper by Ryan McClory, Richard H. Ellis, Martin Lukac, Jo Clark called 'Pollen source affects acorn production in pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.)' has been published. The project was supported by the Future Trees Trust, The Patsy Wood Trust, the Scottish Forestry Trust, the Aitchinson Tait Trust, and Action Oak. Click on the link below for more details.
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Bac-Stop Article
A recently published Bac-Stop article, 'Managing Trees Species of High Social and Cultural Value: Forest Manager Attitudes towards Pest and Disease Risks to Oak in Britain' by Liz O’Brien, Mariella Marzano, Norman Dandy, Seumas Bates, Gabriel Hemery, Gillian Petrokofsky, Mike Dunn and Jack Forster, is now hosted on the Action Oak website. Click the button below to read the article.
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Could you be a Citizen Scientist?
Forest Research and The University of Warwick are conducting a project that aims to understand how surveys for tree pests and pathogens can be more effective through the involvement of citizen science. They need help finding individuals interested in participating in their acute oak decline field workshop days on the 5th, 10th and 11th of October 2024. No previous experience is necessary, and all levels of experience are welcome.
In the workshops participants will be looking at oak trees and learning to identify pests and pathogens that cause their decline. The information gathered will be used to evaluate different training methods. Workshops are currently arranged at four sites, and volunteers will receive training by Dr. Nathan Brown, a Forest Research AOD expert. Participants can claim transport and lunch costs (up to £60) with receipts. More details and the sign-up form are available at https://forms.office.com/e/2v78f7NePB
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Common sense risk management of trees: Full guidance
The National Tree Safety Group (NTSG) has jointly published the second edition of 'Common sense risk management of trees' with the Arboricultural Association and Forest Research. Full Guidance and Summary versions are available for download on the NTSG website here: https://ntsgroup.org.uk/publications/
Hard copies of both the Full Guidance Publication and the Summary document are available to purchase on the Arboricultural Association's online bookshop at https://www.trees.org.uk/Book-Shop.
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Red Squirrel Awareness Week 2024
The UK Squirrel Accord (UKSA)'s Red Squirrel Awareness Week takes place from 30 September - 06 October 2024. This awareness week is dedicated to increasing awareness of and action for UK red squirrels and their conservation.
Red Squirrel Awareness Week takes place at the start of Global Squirrel Awareness Month (the first week of October each year). Each day will focus on a different theme to share information and encourage action.
Click the button below to learn more about the UKSA's campaign to protect the future of red squirrels.
#RSAW2024 #RedSquirrelAwarenessWeek
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Seeds to Sawdust - Matt Estlea Collaboration
Woodland Heritage and Whitney Sawmills leapt at the chance to collaborate with Matt Estlea. Matt is a familiar face to many. His background in furniture making and education, courtesy of Rycotewood, informs his YouTube videos, which routinely reach hundreds of thousands, sometimes millions, of people across the globe. Whether you want instructional content about tool sharpening or a light-hearted look at finishing wood with children’s crayons, there’s something for everyone. Read more about the collaboration and watch Matt's video in the blog, click the button below to learn more.
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Researcher Spotlight
Ryan McClory, University of Reading, is working to understand the mechanistic drivers of oak masting. Masting is a complex reproductive behaviour of oaks; years of lean acorn crops are punctuated by great rains of acorns littering the forest floor. Ryan McClory, an Action Oak-supported researcher, has been tasked with researching this long-term phenomenon, fitted into a three year PhD, and passed his Viva last Friday. Congratulations to Ryan!
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If you have an upcoming event where you think an Action Oak presence would be valuable, please don't hesitate to get in touch.
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Oak Fair 2024
Annabel Narayanan visited the Oak Fair, which took place on Saturday and Sunday, August 24th and 25th. The Oak Fair is a celebration of the countryside, conservation, woodland, timber, traditional craft, and rural history, and it takes place on the Stock Gaylard Estate, Sturminster Newton, Dorset.
"It was a privilege to share our work with your visitors and fellow exhibitors, who showed great interest. The rain didn't stop us from having great conversations with so many oak enthusiasts. We're grateful for the opportunity to discuss the essential work we're doing to protect our oaks now and for the future." - Annabel Narayanan
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Moorcroft Launch at Blenheim Palace
On the 15th of October, Action Oak joins the Royal Forestry Society and Moorcroft at Blenheim Palace for the launch of The Majesty of Trees. There are a limited number of tickets available. To avoid disappointment, book your tickets as soon as you can. For more information visit: moorcroft.com/blenhiem_2024
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National Tree Week 2024
From 23rd November to 1st December 2024, The Tree Council's annual campaign, ' National Tree Week' returns.
This year, Action Oak's Oak Day returns on Thursday, 28th November 2024 (Thor's Day); help us celebrate our oaks this Oak Day on social media using the tags #OakDay #NationalTreeWeek #ActionOak
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Annual Report 2023-24
In 2024, it was exciting to see the third Action Oak Annual Report published, highlighting the important work carried out over the period 2023-24 by a range of experts with a vitally important common goal: to protect our native oak trees that are threatened by an alarming array of pests and diseases. View our resources here or download the report below.
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Tree Alert
Report suspected tree pests and diseases found anywhere in the UK here.
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Thank you for your ongoing support.
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