Looking for an ancient tree worth a detour? There’s an app for that
A Guardian article profiles the Ancient Trees app, built by Dutch digital designer Hidde Burgmans, which maps remarkable old trees worldwide — from Malaysian baobabs to the Fortingall yew in Perthshire, thought to be about 5,000 years old. The idea took root on his work trips to Lisbon; dendrologist Dan Crowley says the app's global reach adds an extra dimension to the Woodland Trust's UK inventory, and Burgmans hopes to extend it with walking routes linking cities' best trees.
