Starting in November 2021 we have a regular volunteers work day ay Hedley Hall Wood, located on the County Durham border with Gateshead. After a walkabout with some of the new volunteers in early October, the new group of volunteers started their woodland maintenance work on...
In North West County Durham we have welcomed some new volunteers to our regular monthly session. Our winter work plan is to clear overhanging trees and branches from an adjacent housing estate and clear a fire break within this wood which was planted in year...
Mid August 2021 - tube straightening at Bale Hill Wood. The weather was kind to us mid-August as we had a team of five volunteers working on Bale Hill Wood - part of three woods planted in 2015/2016 collectively known as The Derwenthead Woods. The team...
On 21st April we re-started our volunteer work at Castle Hill and Four Lane Ends Woods in County Durham. For the first time since February 2020, volunteers were able to work in Castle Hill and Four Lane Ends Woods in North West Durham. As the ground...
Our woods are still very busy – despite heavy January snowfall in County Durham During the various tiers and stages of lockdown and Covid restrictions throughout 2020 and now into 2021 we have seen a large number of local residents taking good advantage of the maintained...
During 'lockdown' we have seen a large number of new visitors to our woods, here is some feedback from the local community Facebook page. From late March through to August 2020 we have seen a large number of new visitors exploring the Woodland Trust locations here...
This is a short ‘spring update’ from North West Durham. In this time of lockdown and restricted movement, may I share an update on the progress of four Woodland Trust Woods. Our last volunteers session with the Castle Hill and Derwenthead woods group was back in...
Cherry Tree planting at Hedley Hall Wood. Volunteers met on 11th January 2020 at the Hedley Hall Wood car park on the County Durham / Gateshead border to top-up some of the 50,000 trees planted over the previous winter with some cherry trees. The initial planting...
A team of 16 scouts from Consett supported the Woodland Trust on a cold and snowy December day at our Four Lane Ends Wood and Castle Hill Wood locations in North West Durham. Located near to the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty means that...
Drystone experience at Castle Hill Wood. 18th December 2019 was a frosty but dry day on the hilltop location overlooking the lovely Derwent Valley in County Durham. Under the guidance of Peter our trainer for the day, the Castle Hill Wood volunteers focused on the repair...