For the first time in the Woodland Trust’s history in Northern Ireland, our new site in the Belfast Hills, Glas-Na-Bradan Wood will be planted completely by the public. To date we have planted approximately 40,000 trees! With volunteers at the heart of this project we are starting...
Faughan Valley: from fragments to thriving forests Funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, this project aims to reconnect pockets of precious ancient woodland to allow them to thrive in the future. Over the past year our team has been working with local partners in the Faughan Valley...
As you know we have been heavily impacted in events and activities that we can deliver for our volunteers as a result of covid-19 restrictions over the past year. Now that restrictions are easing we are looking forward to recommencing our seasonal volunteer events. In preparation...
Over the past 9 months the Woodland Trust Northern Ireland has welcomed 8 new team members to help us achieve our aims of protecting, restoring and creating woodland across the country. Meet the new team members: Paul Armstrong joined the Woodland Trust Northern Ireland in January 2021...
This April we officially launched the Faughan Valley: from fragments to thriving forests project. The event that took place via zoom saw experts in conservation, tourism, access and funding speak about the impact that this landscape project will have on the north-west of Northern Ireland,...
The Woodland Trust Northern Ireland today has announced it has acquired new land in the Belfast Hills. Thanks to funding from Biffa Award, as part of the Landfill Communities Fund, and NIEA, the UK’s largest woodland conservation charity has taken ownership of 98 hectares next to...
Just last month we saw the final installment completed within our First World War Centenary Wood, Brackfield Wood in the Faughan Valley. The Amphitheatre is a curved structure that stretches 250 meters long with four tiers of seats topped with wooden seating made from Western Red...
This year the Woodland Trust Northern Ireland are celebrating twenty years of 'Woods on Your Doorstep', we've looked back to see just how local communities have benefited from these wonderful green spaces, visit our NI landing page on the Woodland Trust website to read the...