Guidelines for the Selection of Biological Heritage Sites

Contents

6. Section 1: Habitat Guidelines

6.2 PARKLAND AND SCATTERED TREES

Pk1 Groups of scattered broad-leaved trees including individuals estimated to be over 200 years old in parkland and similar situations.

Application

Trees may be native or non-native species. In exceptional cases, single trees may be considered for inclusion here.

Justification

See Wd4. In some areas the oldest surviving trees are associated not with present day woodlands (especially where woodland is mainly secondary), but with earlier parkland or in other open situations. Such trees are a rare and increasingly threatened habitat in Lancashire.