Once again a big thank you to Geoff Foale who records and takes these amazing photos of the insects he finds when visiting Averton & Woodleigh woods, and provides the ID for them and also sends us in a brilliant spreadsheat will all of his...
We are in the 200th year since the Granite Tramway from the Haytor Quarries to Ventiford Basin on the Stover Canal was opened as Devon’s first railroad on Dartmoor. It was an incredible engineering achievement rolling 7 miles across the landscape and, unusually, its rails were...
The lifting of lockdown rules has meant that I have been able to get back into the woods again, catch up with some of you and see what amazing work you have been doing. I enjoyed going to a wood very local to me in Exmouth...
In August the Woodland Trust led a visit to the Dartington Hall Estate in south Devon to see first-hand a range of agroforestry systems and to examine how agroforestry could be supported within the new Environment Land Management Scheme (ELM). Helen Chesshire, lead farming advocate, Mick...
Our tree planting dilemma Plastic is a problem. It doesn’t biodegrade and it's not environmentally friendly. Yet it's often turned to for its longevity and effectiveness when it comes to protecting young trees from damage. We know it's a concern for our supporters, and the scourge of...
Bringing Fingle Woods back to life The elusive dormouse, often found in its sleepy state, is one of the creatures thriving at Fingle Woods. It’s a stunning ancient woodland on the steep Teign Valley in the fringes of northern Dartmoor. Together with the National Trust, we took ownership...
As we walk through Fingle Woods today, it is a good time to remember and reflect on what has been achieved through more than five years of the ‘Bringing Fingle Woods Back to Life’ project, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. In the early...
While we still have not had all the remaining Covid restrictions lifted the good news is that the tidal wave of visitors and poop bags has declined and we are now almost back to pre-Covid levels of visitors and the wood is looking (and smelling!)...
The Plymouth and South Devon Community Forest (P&SD Community Forest) will stretch from the heart of the city to the edge of the moor, encompassing 1,900 hectares of land to form a mosaic of different forest habitats. The Woodland Trust has been working with Plymouth City...
As we move into summer it’s a good time to look back at our experience of this year’s ‘strange’ Spring weather and assess its effect on woodland wildlife. Peacock on willow in sunny March In the last few days of March, I can remember taking a...