Hello there, As summer draws to its conclusion, I wonder how time has flown by so quickly! Not that I am complaining, autumn has always been my favourite time of the year, a time of change in the natural world and (in my opinion) the best time...
At the end of 2019 I got involved in the joint National Trust/Woodland Trust project ‘Reconnecting Grantham to its historic landscape’, first as a history and heritage researcher, then as a photographer, both my passions and also my professions. In January 2020 Heather Cook, now...
We have three brand new events for you between now and Christmas, these include a talk about ancient trees in central England and how to record them, an event for our wardens and in December our annual Christmas online get together and festive quiz. Here are the details: Wardens...
Volunteers are supporting the central England Team with a new project focussing on ancient woodland plant translocation trials within Martinshaw Wood. Based in Leicestershire, Martinshaw is a Planted Ancient Woodland (PAWS) site – in the past parts of the wood were given over to the planting of both native and...
On Saturday 7th August, we welcomed visitors to Uffmoor Wood for the first ever ‘Feel Good in the Wood’ open day event! Support for the day was provided by the Uffmoor Dog Ambassadors, a friendly bunch of Woodland Trust volunteers who welcome visitors to the site and tell them all about how brilliant Uffmoor is, as a...
Heartwood volunteers have taken part in a guided walk this summer to look out for the Purple Emperor butterfly. On 17th July the volunteers teamed up with the Hertfordshire and Middlesex butterfly conservation group, with the aim of spotting the Purple Emperor butterfly at Heartwood...
The Woodland Trust recently worked with the Sensory Trust to design and install a brand new sensory trail at Everdon Stubbs wood. Situated west of Northampton and south of Daventry, Everdon is a beautiful ancient woodland, which stands out in a predominantly agricultural landscape. Creating an engaging way to...
Our latest volunteer network event for central England took place at Willesley Wood in Leicestershire. It was a scorching hot day, with temperatures reaching 29oC in the local area. Meeting at the Oakthorpe car park, we gathered around the map of the site (socially distanced of course!) and Ian Retson, our...
Last week I caught up with David Gedye, our fantastic woodland warden who looks after Meridan Wood for us. A small pocket of green surrounded by arable farmland, Meridian Wood is much loved by the local community in Bluntisham, Cambridgeshire. It provides a refuge for...
'Reconnecting Grantham to its historic landscape’ is a project which brings together The Woodland Trust and National Trust. The two charities are working together in partnership to achieve the project’s aims; to raise public awareness, understanding and engagement with Londonthorpe Woods and Bellmount, as well as...