I am planning the first central England volunteer network event for 2020 and this will take place at Belton House, Grantham. More details to follow, but please save the date, it would be wonderful to see you there! Keep an eye on Whittle for forthcoming events...
On a frosty, but bright and sunny day helpers travelled from near and far to take part in a mass tree planting event at Tring Park. Organised as part of the Big Climate Fightback the event was extremely well supported with many people booking on...
In support of the Big Climate Fightback Campaign, National Trust and Woodland Trust staff and volunteers congregated on Wednesday 5 December at Bellmount Tower Car Park near Londonthorpe Woods, Lincolnshire for our first ever joint volunteer tree planting event. The Woodland Trust’s Londonthorpe Woods sit happily...
Halloween may now be a distant memory for most, but for over 600 people who braved Hainault Forest's annual Spooky Walk, it will be forever etched in their minds! George Lewis, Visitor Experience Officer, was there to oversee the scary shenanigans: "On all hallows’ eve, as the...
Standing out in the landscape, Gault wood is a lush green woodland surrounded by arable fields in the Fens. Located close to the Cambridgeshire town of March, the closest wood is 10kms away! The woodland was planted entirely by a team of volunteers from the...
A success despite the weather – Tring Park festival of light. The weather was against us from the start for the 2019 festival of light, with strong winds and heavy downpours. Staff and volunteers still turned out in force with wellies and waterproofs. Volunteers helped...
Have you heard of or ever visited Aversley Wood? Off the beaten track, this ancient woodland is positioned near to the village of Sawtry and can be seen from the A1. Aversley Wood is a 61.6 hectare site and its position means it offers amazing...
The other week I journeyed to Felixstowe to visit the marvellous Woodland Working group based at Abbey Grove. The group have been on site for a number of years, carrying out a number of activities in order to keep the wood well maintained. Normally meeting...
At the beginning of Autumn each year at Tring Park we task ourselves with the removal of the epicormic growth from the base of the Lime trees in the avenue that leads up from the pasture meadow to the Summerhouse via the Obelisk. The growth is...
It’s an exciting time for the Woodland Trust, with the launch of the Big Climate Fightback. As part of the campaign we are running a whole host of tree planting and tree charter activities. Tring Park is running a planting event for everyone to get...