Tree Warden and Coordinators Presentations

CEO Sara Lom and Director of Trees, Sience & Research Jon Stokes addressed every Forum. The contents of their presentation was tweaked to address the interests and concerns of the different Forum attendees, but a general presentation can be viewed below.

• CEO Sara Lom
• Director of Trees, Science & Research Jon Stokes

Hosted by Broadland Tree Warden Network

• John Fleetwood, Broadlands Tree Warden Network and PAG regional representative
• Iestyn Griffith, Arboricultural and Woodland Officer, Norfolk County Council – Norfolk County Council’s Ash Dieback Policy
• Kevin Mason, Epping Forest District Council –  Tree Warden Activities in Epping Forest
• Gerry Barnes, Honorary Fellow, School of History, University of East Anglia – Broadland’s Tree Heritage

Hosted by Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire Tree Warden Network

• Dr Keiron Doick, Urban Forest Research Group, Forest Research – iTree Canopy Cover and the changing trends for tree species 
• Robert Wolton, Independent Ecological Consultant and Leading Hedgerow Expert – Hedges – how can they help us respond to climate and extinction crises

Hosted by Kent Tree & Pond Partnership

• Kenton Rogers, The Benefits of Urban Trees
• Madeleine Hodge, The Ash Project
• Tony Whitbread, The Wild Wild Woods of SE England

Hosted by Cornwall Country Council

• Laura Jones, Forestry Team Leader, Cornwall County Council – Welcome
• Ann Reynolds, Senior Archeologist, Cornwall County Council – Historical and Cultural Aspects of Trees
• Adam Owen, Director, Moor Trees – Growing from seed, nurturing and planting trees in your community
• David Curry, Chair Plymouth Tree Partnership – Regional case study: Plymouth Tree Partnership initiatives
• Tim Kellet, Cornwall Ancient Tree Forum – Cornwall’s Ancient Trees

Hosted by Wirral Tree Partnership and Wirral Borough Council

• Professor Alan Simson: Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Forestry at Leeds Beckett University Urban Forestry, Infrastructures and climate change
• Kenton Rodgers: Treeconomics The Benefits of Urban Trees and a Cost Benefit Analysis
• Dealga O’Callaghan: Arboricultural consultant ‘The right tree in the right place’
• Professor Alan Simson: Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Forestry at Leeds Beckett University Revisioning Parks – planting trees for the future
• Michael Anders: Tree Risk Management Coordinator Wirral Borough Council Retrofitting vernal herbaceous forbs – adding taxonomic diversity to new woodland planting