May
14
2021
Bluebells in Scotland keeping us waiting this year!
Woodland Trust Scotland predicts peak bluebell time will be the last week in May...
Dec
31
2020
Scotland Festive Quiz – the answers!
Hello Woodland Trust Scotland Volunteers! I hope that you have all had a peaceful, relaxing Christmas and that your plans weren't too thwarted by pesky Covid. Hopefully too you've been able to get out in nature and to soak up all the benefits to wellbeing that...
Dec
17
2020
Rhody bashing on and on and onwards at Kinclaven Bluebell Wood!
Nothing can curb the enthusiasm of the Kinclaven Bluebell Wood Woodland Working Group! Led by "The two Ians", Ian Riches and Ian Stokes, this group has been growing from strength to strength in the few years since it started. With over 60 members, the group has...
Dec
14
2020
A sleigh ride through Woodland Trust Scotland’s 2020 volunteering highlights!
Dear Woodland Trust Scotland volunteers, It's been quite a year and perhaps the most notable memory from 2020 for us in terms of volunteering is that nearly all our volunteers have stuck with us! All the team at Woodland Trust Scotland would like to offer heartfelt...
Dec
11
2020
Festive Woodland Trust Scotland quiz
Hello all Woodland Trust Scotland volunteers, Just in case you are in need of a break from the festivities, have a go at our 'Twelve Days of Christmas Quiz'! Sit back with your mince pie and sherry and have a go, and you might pick up...
Dec
07
2020
…..and the winners are…
We had some spectacularly beautiful entries to our first ever photograph and haiku competitions for Woodland Trust volunteers. Congratulations to the winners! We'll be in touch very soon to organise your prizes! Winners from our 7 countries and regions across the UK were chosen by the Regional...
Nov
11
2020
Making Trees for the future at Loch Arkaig
As the demand for new native trees rises with ambitious tree planting targets, it's becoming harder for the supply to keep up. In some parts of Scotland it's getting trickier to get hold of locally provenant trees for our planting projects, both on our own...
Nov
10
2020
Survivor Tree wins Scotland Tree of the Year
Thousands of people across the UK voted for their favourite trees from those that were nominated and shortlisted. Members of the public and communities had nominated special trees they feel passionately about for their cultural, heritage and ecological value. Our winner in Scotland was the Survivor...
Oct
26
2020
Back in the Woods
Lynsey Ewan is a member of the Kinclaven Bluebell Wood Woodland Working Group, as well as a Woodland Trust Member of staff - she coordinates the activity of our Membership Development Officers. The Kinclaven group ran a very successful first activity day since lockdown last week. ...
Sep
23
2020
Osprey encounters
Aileen Louden has volunteered with us for several years now as a Loch Arkaig ospreycam researcher volunteer, carefully viewing and clipping footage of key moments on our nest at Loch Arkaig for us to use on social media and our website. Aileen has written this lovely...