He can see some of the other tall trees that are growing nearby, but none of them are as tall as Charlie's favourite Conifer. Click on the top of the tree to look out over the hills, and learn about all the other trees. We use oxygen to breathe in and we breathe out carbon dioxide . All leaves make oxygen from carbon dioxide, which is why it is SO important to look after our trees and plants.
Trees are vital for the atmosphere.
Although this seems like an extremely large number of trees, there are also huge re-planting programmes going on which are putting back nearly as many trees as are being cut down, although these will take time to grow big. The problem is that with all the trees that are being cut down, the natural habitats and homes of many different rare and exotic species are being lost forever. As the new trees that are being planted will take a long time to grow to the size of the mature trees that were cut down, the animals will have a hard time finding somewhere new to live and may eventually become extinct. Did you know that the Soil Association also has a Responsible Forestry Programme and produces its own newsletter, Woodmark News . We will be building this site with lots of information about how important it is to look after our trees and make sure we keep as many as possible.