For this episode, Adam Shaw joins City of Trees’ Jess Thompson and Gemma Wren of the National Trust at Smithills for an introduction to the Northern Forest. During their walk, they discuss how they’re involved, what the project means for the North and why our...
Hello all Welcome Welcome to two new volunteers, Ella Standish and Katie Thompson, who have recently joined us, both as new members of the Wildlife Group. COVID restrictions It won’t have escaped your notice, I’m sure, that discussions are ongoing about Greater Manchester being put into Tier 3 restrictions....
After returning from Furlough, we wanted to deliver a safe, socially distanced event during the school holidays, to reinvigorate the project, welcome folk to discover the site and for us to shout about the opportunities for young people and the local community to get involved....
Earlier in the summer a group of fairies with little decorated houses started to appear at the beautiful Sea Wood in the North West. The numbers grew over the summer and their associated paraphernalia to the point of 'littering' the woodland (depending on your viewpoint)...
It’s been over two years since the Northern Forest was announced and you may have been wondering how things are progressing...
With site managers across our estate tasked with managing our woods in an appropriate way to cope with ash trees infected with ash die back, we wanted to ensure that those of you volunteering within our woods are aware of our approach to this issue...
For some, the global pandemic has really highlighted just how vital our green spaces are in this country for our health and mental wellbeing. Personally, being able to go on a walk a day with my dog during lockdown was one of the most important...
Hello there Following on from our article last week, here are the, Im sure eagerly awaited, answers to our tree species anagram Quiz, forwarded by volunteer Paul Littlewood. How many did you get?! British Trees European Larch Scots Pine Douglas Fir White Poplar Weeping...
(Photo from a pre-lockdown walk) The partnership programme between the Woodland Trust and City of Trees at Smithills, through which we run monthly dementia friendly walks, has been on hiatus since March. We have been keeping in touch with our walkers via newsletters and a WhatsApp...