The annual spectacle of bluebells is over at our woods and across the UK and in many places the bracken has now leapt up and taken the place of the fragrant, delicate and popular blue carpet and it can feel like a bit of an...
Arina Russell is the Public Affairs Manager for Woodland Trust Scotland. Arina has written a blog with her reflections on the election results and outlining her work to influence politicians and policy. [caption id="attachment_21421" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Arina Russell, our Public Affairs Manager, Woodland Trust Scotland[/caption] As many...
Dunollie Wood is a site that we acquired via a long term lease two years ago. It is an absolute jewel of west coast Atlantic Rainforest in the heart of Oban town, overlooking the sea. A stroll along what I have termed the promenade path,...
There were metaphorical giants and real giants at Preston Hall near Pathhead, south of Edinburgh, on Friday 28th May! The metaphorical ones were the volunteers who put in giant efforts with recording and verifying trees for the Ancient Tree Inventory (ATI). The Ancient Tree Verifiers in...
I was delighted to hear from George Guthrie, who is a volunteer warden as well as a wildlife monitor at our beautiful Portmoak Moss site in Kinross-shire, that he has been able to get out monitoring invertebrates again at Portmoak Moss. George has been monitoring the...
The Woodland Trust acquired Kinclaven Bluebell Wood in Perthshire 4 years ago. The management and restoration of this stunning oak woodland wouldn’t have been anywhere near as successful if it wasn’t for the incredibly hard work of the trusty volunteer Woodland Working Group. We are...
Dear Woodland Trust Scotland volunteer, Some of you may have heard that Carol Evans, former Director of Woodland Trust Scotland, retired a couple of months ago. Carol is sorely missed for her energy, “can do” approach and amazing warmth and passion. She’s a hard act to follow,...
Keith Knight is an Ancient Tree Verifier based in the Borders and has written this entertaining piece about a recent recording trip with fellow volunteers. The Ancient Tree Verifiers in Scotland communicate on a very active WhatsApp group, but I know how delighted they were...
Jim Low, one of the trusty volunteers at Kinclaven, took this stunning photo of this adorable little one at Kinclaven Bluebell Wood earlier this week. Jim almost stood upon as he got out of his car but it eventually scampered off and up the tree. It...
Benedict Bate is a volunteer speaker with the Woodland Trust who has been with us for a significant number of years and an excellent ambassador for our work. He has written a wonderful piece about a recent cycle trip (of which I am very envious!). ...