Tree of the Year 2016 (saving a Hairstreak colony too)
Tree of the Year 2016 (saving a Hairstreak colony too)
Hi everyone
You may or may not have heard about the Sheffield Elm tree I'm trying to save from felling being shortlisted for English Tree of the Year 2016, following my nomination.
See below weblink to the national BBC News article. It also featured on BBC Radio 5 Live this morning, briefly on Radio 4, in the Guardian, and in the local press again.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-37405684
I'd really appreciate it if you could vote for the tree yourself, and also, most importantly, spread the word to all your friends, family, neighbours and contacts.
The better this tree does, the more publicity we bring to the wider tree campaign. And if we secure 500 votes, we raise £500 for spending on the tree and hopefully saving the White Letter Hairstreak colony!
Voting can be done via the following web address, and you have until 9th October to vote!
http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visitin ... r/england/
Thanks in advance for your support
Best Wishes
Paul
You may or may not have heard about the Sheffield Elm tree I'm trying to save from felling being shortlisted for English Tree of the Year 2016, following my nomination.
See below weblink to the national BBC News article. It also featured on BBC Radio 5 Live this morning, briefly on Radio 4, in the Guardian, and in the local press again.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-37405684
I'd really appreciate it if you could vote for the tree yourself, and also, most importantly, spread the word to all your friends, family, neighbours and contacts.
The better this tree does, the more publicity we bring to the wider tree campaign. And if we secure 500 votes, we raise £500 for spending on the tree and hopefully saving the White Letter Hairstreak colony!
Voting can be done via the following web address, and you have until 9th October to vote!
http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visitin ... r/england/
Thanks in advance for your support
Best Wishes
Paul
Re: Tree of the Year 2016 (saving a Hairstreak colony too)
I have read your updates throughout the year with great interest, Paul, and I have duly cast my vote for the Chelsea Road Elm!! ![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
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Re: Tree of the Year 2016 (saving a Hairstreak colony too)
Ditto...and my vote cast too.David M wrote:I have read your updates throughout the year with great interest, Paul, and I have duly cast my vote for the Chelsea Road Elm!!
Cheers,
Neil.
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Re: Tree of the Year 2016 (saving a Hairstreak colony too)
I too have been following your efforts Paul and my vote has just been cast
Kind regards
Mark
Kind regards
Mark
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Re: Tree of the Year 2016 (saving a Hairstreak colony too)
Me too! Good Luck.
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Two votes from here. Good luck.
I'll put a link on the BC Sussex website.
BWs, Neil
I'll put a link on the BC Sussex website.
BWs, Neil
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Voted.
Good luck Paul.
Nigel
Good luck Paul.
Nigel
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My vote's in.
Good luck, Paul.
ATB
Peter
Good luck, Paul.
ATB
Peter
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Re: Tree of the Year 2016 (saving a Hairstreak colony too)
Mine too - good luck,
Tony M.
Tony M.
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My votes in too, Goldie ![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
Re: Tree of the Year 2016 (saving a Hairstreak colony too)
Thanks so much everyone. Keep spreading the word!
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Re: Tree of the Year 2016 (saving a Hairstreak colony too)
And mine ![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
Keep up the good work
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
Keep up the good work
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...done it again from my work email!! That's a double!
Shame we can't choose a second preference as there's another mature elm in Brighton that's not far behind in the desirability stakes (only this one's not as 'personalised' as Paul's Sheffield specimen).
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
Shame we can't choose a second preference as there's another mature elm in Brighton that's not far behind in the desirability stakes (only this one's not as 'personalised' as Paul's Sheffield specimen).
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Agreed, there are tough competitor trees. Just hoping that most UK Butterfly'ers are as swayed as you about the butterfly hosting amazingness of the Sheffield tree! ![Wink ;-)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
![Wink ;-)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
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Voted and shared on Facebook. Half a dozen more votes for this colony ![Cool 8)](./images/smilies/icon_cool.gif)
Up date 19 votes.![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
![Cool 8)](./images/smilies/icon_cool.gif)
Up date 19 votes.
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
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My vote too - hope we can all swing the poll the right way!
Dave
Dave
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And it gets my vote, too.
There were a lot of other fantastic trees there (I love trees!!), but the Sheffield Elm seems to be the only one that us under unnecessary threat.
There were a lot of other fantastic trees there (I love trees!!), but the Sheffield Elm seems to be the only one that us under unnecessary threat.
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Just voted for it. Best wishes.
Re: Tree of the Year 2016 (saving a Hairstreak colony too)
Thanks so much for voting so far everyone.
Please keep sharing and publicising amongst friends, family, colleagues, neighbours etc!
Please keep sharing and publicising amongst friends, family, colleagues, neighbours etc!
Re: Tree of the Year 2016 (saving a Hairstreak colony too)
Hi everyone
Just a quick update on this. The competition closes at 5pm on Sunday 9th October.
Last years winner was a pear tree on the route of the HS2 line. As a result it achieved huge publicity in the national media. Even so, it received 4000 votes to make it a winner.
This years competition has received less national publicity, and from various stuff on social media, and including this forum, it seems as though "my tree" the Chelsea Road Elm Tree in Sheffield has already got around 1000 votes. It suggests we're really in the running to win.
So please keep on voting, and telling all who you know to vote too. Fingers crossed we can win, save the elm tree, and save the White Letter Hairstreak colony.
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiti ... r/england/
Thanks again to everyone who has voted already
Paul
Just a quick update on this. The competition closes at 5pm on Sunday 9th October.
Last years winner was a pear tree on the route of the HS2 line. As a result it achieved huge publicity in the national media. Even so, it received 4000 votes to make it a winner.
This years competition has received less national publicity, and from various stuff on social media, and including this forum, it seems as though "my tree" the Chelsea Road Elm Tree in Sheffield has already got around 1000 votes. It suggests we're really in the running to win.
So please keep on voting, and telling all who you know to vote too. Fingers crossed we can win, save the elm tree, and save the White Letter Hairstreak colony.
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiti ... r/england/
Thanks again to everyone who has voted already
Paul