Recruiting volunteers has been a challenge over recent times due to the challenges with our systems. We really appreciate the patience you have shown us. For the last couple of months, we have been recruiting only essential roles. We are now able to open recruitment...
This is a recording of the OPM webinar held on 26th May. What is OPM? Where is it? What is the government doing about it? & what does all that mean for the Woodland Trust? Hear directly from the people in charge of the Forestry Commission’s control...
I hope you are well ahead of the bank holiday weekend. I am pleased to say our new system for volunteer recruitment is on the horizon. Those roles that have on hold since the cyber incident are our current priority. We are currently dealing with those...
Dear All, Thank you so much for your patience over the last few months, I hope you are all well. We have been working on a Roadmap to bring back volunteering which we can now share the initial details of after further government updates this week. Bringing back...
Under normal circumstances, at this time of year, I would be sending you a message to thank you for your support for our work. In spite of the challenges that Covid-19 has meant for all of us, we have been more than encouraged by the...
Dear All, Happy New Year to you all. As we start 2021, we find that the lockdown restrictions have increased in most areas with most countries reinforcing the 'Stay at home' message and Wales continuing with Tier 4 guidance. Therefore, all group activity is now halted across...
It is safe to say that 2020 has been a year like no other. For me personally, it represents the first full year of having had the privilege of being the CEO of the Trust. We entered 2020 with an unprecedented interest in woods and trees,...
Our valued partners at Disney have given us up to 50 free tickets to see Disney’s Aladdin at The Prince Edward Theatre (Soho, London) on Wednesday 6th June or Wednesday 13th June at 7:30pm. The show will appeal to young and old alike so if you...
Supporting our practical conservation volunteers The Woodland Working Group Policy was launched last summer with the purpose of bringing clarity to how we work with our volunteers in our woodlands. At the foremost of our mind, as we developed the policy with Nick Hall, the Trust's Health,...
The Blackdown Hills Natural Futures Project is very excited to be working with the Woodland Trust and the People's Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) on dormouse monitoring in the Blackdown Hills. We are busy setting up several new sites which will be monitored for dormouse activity...