Applications for tree packs for schools and community groups have re-opened! We look forward to receiving your application but if you can’t wait until then, you can buy packs in our shop all year round. If you've got any questions please read our FAQs. Before you start you’ll...
In the UK, millions of pounds and thousands of hours are spent each year tackling the major issue of invasive non-native species. But not all non-native species are invasive and not all invasive species are non-native – confused? Earlier this year a new scientific study from...
Last year Woodland Trust staff met with The National Trust at Osterley Park. The purpose of the meeting was to begin looking at how we manage the risk of OPM (Oak processionary moth) collectively. Oak processionary moth (Thaumetopoea processionea, OPM) was first accidentally introduced to Britain...
We know that urban trees give us a whole host of benefits; from cleaning our air to making our towns and cities more attractive, helping people to relax amidst the hubbub of city life, and providing a home for nature. So that is why, in...
During spring & early summer the risk of inflammatory dermal reactions following exposure to plant sap and sunlight phytophotodermatitis (PPD) returns to our woods. This is a very painful condition causing a rash and / or blistering. This type of reaction is usually associated with Giant Hogweed;...
Recently a member of staff contracted Cellulitis from an insect bite, and needed medical attention. Cellulitis is an infection of the deeper layers of skin and the underlying tissue. It can be serious if not treated promptly. The infection develops suddenly and can spread through the body...
Barbara, Baroness Young of Old Scone, is a Member of the House of Lords with special interests, among others, in the environment, agriculture, natural resources and climate change. She is Chancellor at Cranfield University gand her voluntary positions include President of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire Wildlife...
With the launch of the new Nature’s Calendar website we need more records than ever, and this is where you come in! For those of you that don’t know Nature’s Calendar is a Woodland Trust’s citizen science project and has been tracking species responses to...
Observatree is about identifying when new tree pests and diseases arrive in the UK as early as possible and also spotting new outbreaks of those that are occasionally found here. This enables a fast response and the greatest chances of eradicating or controlling the outbreak. ...
Asian hornet, Vespa velutina The Asian hornet is native to Southeast Asia, but it was accidentally introduced to France and is rapidly spreading. There are major concerns and a high possibility that it could come to Britain in soil associated with plants (such as imported trees),...