While COVID created many challenges, we can still be proud of what we’ve achieved, much of which would not have been possible without our volunteers. Our woods became important places to visit for many visitors. In the South West we kept all our woods open to...
It has been so nice to be able to get back out into our woods and meet up with some of our woodland working groups. In November I went to visit Fingle volunteers. The site is made up of eight different woods, which we jointly own...
A huge thank you to all of our volunteers who have sent over some photos and some wording about what you do as a volunteer and why you volunteer, I have loved reading each and everyone. These will feature in the virtual conference in April....
Some of you may have seen our appeal about an exciting opportunity for us in the South West region. We are hopeful if we secure the funds via the appeal to purchase a 54 hectare woodland creation site close to Lympstone in Devon. Set on the...
We are all too aware of diseases and infections that can spread around the globe and, whether these infect people or plants, their transmission may have an effect on us one way or another. In recent years there have been several plant pathogens that have...
Thanks to Natural England and its predecessors, Yarner Wood is still a forest (well, a wood) on a hill. It still mainly consists of sessile oak woodland with a rowan understory and bilberry field layer, as it was when it was bought 70 years ago...
Snce the restoration of Fingle Woods began, ecological records have played an important part of demonstrating the benefits of good woodland habitat management by showing where wildlife is increasing in abundance and range. This blog explains how ecologists have surveyed for reptiles during the summer...
On a blustery, wet Wednesday in the wake of ‘Storm Arwen’ more than 20 attendees, including landowners and woodland managers joined Plantlife, Natural England and the Woodland Trust for a participatory demonstration workshop on restoring habitats for rare communities of lichens and bryophytes. The high...
When taking a retrospective view of the interesting flora and fauna found at Fingle Woods since the project began, we have seen a few pleasant surprises along the way. As habitat creation, restoration and improvement projects are planned, they are usually aimed at target species...
There’s another world beneath the trees that like many essential backroom functions is hidden and shrouded in mystery. It is the kingdom of the fungi, and the autumn is a great time to see them. The power of a name Gills and spore patterns are used to...