Paradise Wood
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Paradise Wood is a research woodland
being established by the Earth Trust (formerly Northmoor Trust) between the villages of Little Wittenham
and Long Wittenham
in Oxfordshire
England
.
Planning for the wood started in 1992 and tree planting began in 1993 . The project was originally developed by Gabriel Hemery
and was established as a centre for research into the improvement of the quality and productivity hardwood
trees . The ultimate aim is to create a woodland of 55 hectares in area.
On the northern edge of Paradise Wood a small community woodland was planted in 2005 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar
. It was named after HMS Neptune
as part of a project with the Woodland Trust. It provides free public access and contains some oak trials.
Beech
Cherry
Oak
Walnut
Agroforestry
or 'silvo-poultry'
Woodland
Ecologically, a woodland is a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade. Woodlands may support an understory of shrubs and herbaceous plants including grasses. Woodland may form a transition to shrubland under drier conditions or during early stages of...
being established by the Earth Trust (formerly Northmoor Trust) between the villages of Little Wittenham
Little Wittenham
Little Wittenham is a village and civil parish on the south bank of the River Thames, northeast of Didcot in South Oxfordshire. It has one of only 220 habitats across Europe which is designated as a Special Area of Conservation under the European Union's Habitats Directive , on the Conservation of...
and Long Wittenham
Long Wittenham
Long Wittenham is a village and civil parish north of Didcot, and southeast of Abingdon. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it from Berkshire to Oxfordshire, and from the former Wallingford Rural District to the new district of South Oxfordshire.It used to be...
in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Planning for the wood started in 1992 and tree planting began in 1993 . The project was originally developed by Gabriel Hemery
Gabriel Hemery
Dr Gabriel Hemery is an English forest scientist and silvologist. He co-founded the Sylva Foundation with Sir Martin Wood, a tree and forestry charity established in 2009.- Career:...
and was established as a centre for research into the improvement of the quality and productivity hardwood
Hardwood
Hardwood is wood from angiosperm trees . It may also be used for those trees themselves: these are usually broad-leaved; in temperate and boreal latitudes they are mostly deciduous, but in tropics and subtropics mostly evergreen.Hardwood contrasts with softwood...
trees . The ultimate aim is to create a woodland of 55 hectares in area.
On the northern edge of Paradise Wood a small community woodland was planted in 2005 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar
Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar was a sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy, during the War of the Third Coalition of the Napoleonic Wars ....
. It was named after HMS Neptune
HMS Neptune
Nine ships and a naval base of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Neptune after the Roman god of the ocean: was a 90-gun second rate launched in 1683. She was rebuilt in 1710 and 1730 before being renamed HMS Torbay in her new incarnation as a third rate in 1750. She was sold in 1784. was a...
as part of a project with the Woodland Trust. It provides free public access and contains some oak trials.
Research Trials
Ash- Breeding Seedling OrchardSeed orchardA seed orchard is an intensively-managed plantation of specifically arranged trees for the mass production of genetically improved seeds to create plants, or seeds for the establishment of new forests.-General:...
of ash established in 1993 with BIHIPBritish and Irish Hardwoods Improvement ProgrammeThe is a registered charity in England and Wales, and in Ireland.It aims to improve and increase the stock of hardwood trees in Britain and Ireland. The charity is supported by a network of organisations . It has six species groups that lead research for:* ash* birch* cherry* oak* sycamore*...
.
Beech
Beech
Beech is a genus of ten species of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe, Asia and North America.-Habit:...
- ProvenanceProvenanceProvenance, from the French provenir, "to come from", refers to the chronology of the ownership or location of an historical object. The term was originally mostly used for works of art, but is now used in similar senses in a wide range of fields, including science and computing...
trial of beechBeechBeech is a genus of ten species of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe, Asia and North America.-Habit:...
established in 2005 on behalf of Forest Research and a EU research network .
Cherry
Cherry
The cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus Prunus, and is a fleshy stone fruit. The cherry fruits of commerce are usually obtained from a limited number of species, including especially cultivars of the wild cherry, Prunus avium....
- A clonalClonalClonal may refer toin Immunology:*Clonal deletion, a process by which B cells and T cells are deactivated before act significantly upon specific antigens*Clonal selection theory, a model for how the immune system responds to infection...
trial of wild cherry established in 2005 on behalf of East Malling Research (then Horticulture Research International) as part of a research programme to develop the WildStar TM clones.
Oak
Oak
An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 600 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus...
- A provenanceProvenanceProvenance, from the French provenir, "to come from", refers to the chronology of the ownership or location of an historical object. The term was originally mostly used for works of art, but is now used in similar senses in a wide range of fields, including science and computing...
trial of oakOakAn oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 600 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus...
collected across the UK and IrelandIrelandIreland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
.
Walnut
Walnut
Juglans is a plant genus of the family Juglandaceae, the seeds of which are known as walnuts. They are deciduous trees, 10–40 meters tall , with pinnate leaves 200–900 millimetres long , with 5–25 leaflets; the shoots have chambered pith, a character shared with the wingnuts , but not the hickories...
- A provenanceProvenanceProvenance, from the French provenir, "to come from", refers to the chronology of the ownership or location of an historical object. The term was originally mostly used for works of art, but is now used in similar senses in a wide range of fields, including science and computing...
trial of walnutWalnutJuglans is a plant genus of the family Juglandaceae, the seeds of which are known as walnuts. They are deciduous trees, 10–40 meters tall , with pinnate leaves 200–900 millimetres long , with 5–25 leaflets; the shoots have chambered pith, a character shared with the wingnuts , but not the hickories...
collected from Kyrgystan and 12 other countries across AsiaAsiaAsia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
and EuropeEuropeEurope is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. - A silvicultureSilvicultureSilviculture is the practice of controlling the establishment, growth, composition, health, and quality of forests to meet diverse needs and values. The name comes from the Latin silvi- + culture...
trial of walnut testing walnut in mixture with various species including nitrogen fixing trees and shrubs . - A trial of hybrid walnut.
Agroforestry
Agroforestry
Agroforestry is an integrated approach of using the interactive benefits from combining trees and shrubs with crops and/or livestock.It combines agricultural and forestry technologies to create more diverse, productive, profitable, healthy and sustainable land-use systems.-Definitions:According to...
or 'silvo-poultry'
- The Poultry In Natural Environments (PINE) experiment ran for a number years in the 2000s, where free-range broilers were reared under newly-planted trees . The system was reportedly very robust economically .