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The Gimswood Quiz
Identify the trees from their description and pictures
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This tree was sacred to the Druids and is considered “the king” of British trees
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English oak
5 points
This tree has thorns which cross and provide protection against witchcraft and the devil
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Purging blackthorn
6 points
This tree can fix nitrogen from the air and the berries may have been fed to horses to give them a glossy coat
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Sea buckthorn
5 points
The fruit can be fermented into verjuice and used for scalds, sprains or parties
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Crab apple
5 points
Also known as the snowball tree because of its flower heads
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Guelder rose
6 points
Almost wiped out in the North of England in the 17th century because its wood was used to make charcoal
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Sessile oak
6 points
Sacred in Scandinavia where legend has it that man was made from the bark, also used to make hockey sticks
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Ash
5 points
Produces “chequers berries” which can be used to treat colic
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Wild service tree
6 points
Used to make dyes, yellow and brown from the bark, green and blue from the berries
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Alder
5 points
Used to flavour Turkish Delight
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Dog rose
5 points
Test your tree knowledge
Which family of trees does aspen belong to?
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Poplar
2 points
The wood from which tree has been used for yokes for oxen and in watermills?
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Hornbeam
2 points
Which British tree is the most long-lived?
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Yew
2 points
Why are there no live mature elms in Gimswood?
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Dutch elm disease
2 points
Why are there no horse chestnuts or sycamore trees in Gimswood?
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Not native species
2 points
Gimswood wildlife questions
Which rare amphibian was found hibernating next to the stream in Gimswood?
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Great crested newt
2 points
Which are the two most common birds of prey Gim has seen in Gimswood?
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Buzzard and kestrel
4 points
How many different species of moth were recorded on 2nd August 2006?
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16
2 points
Which threatened countryside bird (95% decline in numbers between 1970 and 1999) is thriving in Gimswood?
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Tree sparrow
2 points
Were you paying attention on planting days?
Which was the first year of planting?
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2002
2 points
Which field was planted first?
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The field with the marquee in it
2 points
What were the three flavours of soup offered at lunchtime on planting days?
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Carrot and orange, cauliflower and stilton, minestrone
6 points
Who is Nellie?
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The landrover
2 points
What is the bothy?
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A storage shed in the middle field
2 points
How many trees were planted?
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15,445
2 points
What is the overall survival rate of the trees?
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92%
2 points
How many different species of tree were planted?
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20 species of tree
2 points
How many different species of shrub were planted?
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14 species of shrub
2 points
How many “volunteers” participated in planting?
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118
2 points
Where can you get the latest news from Gimswood?
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www.gimswood.com
2 points