Episode 16 – of the Wildlife and Photography podcast is all about Trees, myths, legends, and the science that surrounds trees. Trees have been part of our culture and providing us with material goods for tens of thousands of years. Over that time we and our ancestors have revered, and worshiped trees. We have come to rely on the tree to provide warmth comfort and protection from the world. Most of us, however, know very little about the woodlands we love to visit, and even less about the trees which grow there. It is only in the last few decades that our understanding of trees and the role they play in our lives has started to emerge. It is a truly fascinating subject and you will never look at a tree in the same way after listening to this podcast. If you want to know even more after listening to this episode, the next episode number 17 will be about trees as well. Because we couldn’t get all that we wanted to tell you into one episode. Chapter timings Alder            10:52 mins Ash              16:17 mins Aspen           21:29 mins Beech           26:22 mins Birch            31:22 mins Elm              36:29 mins   Organisation Trees for life - https://treesforlife.org.uk/ Woodland Trust - https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/ American Forests - https://www.americanforests.org/ The World Wildlife Fund - https://www.wwf.org.uk/ Wildlife Conservation Society - https://www.wcs.org/   Social media  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MarkandJackyBloomfield/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/mandjbloomfield Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mandjbloomfield/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/m&j-bloomfield/ Buzzsprout - https://wildlifeandphotography.buzzsprout.com/1491085   Donation We have a dear friend who's husband passed away. In his memory, a grove of trees is being planted here in the highlands. If you would like to help with the planting of new trees you can make a donation here - https://treesforlife.org.uk/groves/g5891/