Track a Tree extends the seasonal observations of Nature’s Calendar, and participants will collect important new information on the phenology of woodland trees and flowering plants. These records will become part of a national network monitoring our woodlands over this and future springs.
Four key features of Track a Tree make the project unique:
Track a Tree will provide insights into the seasonal timing of woodland species, and how future changes in climate may affect the interactions between trees and flowering plants. Track a Tree has been developed by Christine Tansey as part of her PhD research at the University of Edinburgh. This PhD is supported by the Woodland Trust, and Christine works with the Nature’s Calendar scheme exploring the seasonal timing, or phenology, of UK plant species.
The Online recording pages for the Track a Tree project have been built using the Indicia toolkit (www.indicia.org.uk), with the database hosted by the Biological Records Centre (www.brc.ac.uk) within the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.