I hope you all enjoyed the Bank Holiday! I have some personal news to share. Sadly, on 15th June, I will be leaving the Woodland Trust for a new job at the Wildlife Trusts. This obviously means I will no longer be managing the Super Campaigner...
This 30th June - 8th July something incredible is happening: a national conversation on how climate change is affecting the life we love. More and more of us are feeling the effects of climate change on our everyday lives, but when we Speak Up together we can...
Last week we were devastated to learn that the High Speed Rail Bill Select Committee has rejected our calls for a tunnel on Phase 2a of HS2 through parts of Staffordshire. This option would have protected the beautiful Whitmore Wood, the landscape and the local...
It’s that time of year when the UK’s ancient woods are particularly resplendent, with many of them boasting stunning carpets of bluebells. But sadly, not everyone appreciates the magic that these precious habitats bring. Over 700 of these woods are currently under threat from developments....
I hope you have all been able to be out enjoying the outdoors in this sunny spring weather! At the time of writing, on the last day of our NPPF campaign, it has reached 9859. The numbers have shot up because we have now added the...
Welcome to the very first edition of our Super Campaigner News on Whittle! Here at the Woodland Trust, we're pretty excited about Whittle and I hope it proves to be a great resource and community for you. Going forward I'll be using Whittle to share updates...
At last! The rules protecting ancient woodland from development are changing – and getting stronger. On 5 March, after years of campaigning from the Trust – backed by hundreds of thousands of people – the Government showed it had heeded our call and proposed changes to...
It’s never quiet around here for the campaigns team. We’ve heard back on one of our biggest and most concerning campaigns, plans for holiday lodges in Whitby. We are keen to update you on the latest developments. And as soon as we start thinking that...
The Campaigns Team at the Trust manages a network of campaigning volunteers across the UK, what we like to call ‘Special Branch’. One of the three roles that make up this network is that of ‘Super Campaigner’. Our Super Campaigners are remote volunteers who mainly...