Threatened changes in Welsh planning could jeopardise further our few remaining ancient woods and trees. A mere 4% of the Welsh landscape retains these irreplaceable ancient woodlands and the exceptional habitat they provide. How we all respond to this new additional threat to ancient trees...
Observatree volunteers can now access English Heritage sites, meaning that 380 new locations can be surveyed for signs of tree pests and diseases. The project launched in 2013, with the aim of training volunteers to identify pests and diseases that threatened the UK’s trees and woods. So...
We’re thrilled to announce an exciting, high profile media campaign launching today in support of a major new documentary about The Queen and her love of trees. We’ve been working with ITV and Buckingham Palace on this top secret project since last autumn. It has involved...
Moto in the Community (MITC) has donated £100,000 to the Woodland Trust for the second year running. Brian Larkin, MITC chairman, presented the donation to Beccy at Head Office today (29 March). MITC is the charitable arm of Moto Hospitality, which operates 45 motorway service stations across...
How do you get your news on whittle? Whittle is for you and we want you to use it. We’ll be posting regular updates and news from across the Trust but we’d also love to hear from you. We want to know more about what you...
An ash tree dug up from our Hucking Estate in Kent now hangs at the Turner Contemporary art gallery in Margate! It’s part of the exhibition ‘Journeys with the Waste Land’, and is hanging alongside classics by Edward Hopper, Paul Nash and a Turner!! This is part of...
Here at the Woodland Trust we are determined to continue the development of our volunteer experience. Our 764 volunteers, who completed the National Volunteers' Feedback Survey, are helping us do just that. We are happy to say that 89% of volunteers said they would recommend volunteering with...
Bluebell season is imminent - indeed they’ve already been poking their heads through the soil for a fair few weeks now – and this signals a return for the Heartwood ‘Save our Bluebells’ campaign (SOB). As with many of our sites, the ancient woodlands at...
We are delighted to tell you that Broadleaf packaging has had a make-over. It’s out with the previous polyethylene wrapping, and in with the lovely new FSC-certified paper envelope, beautifully designed with the issue’s front cover as above. As you’ll all be aware, there has been...
Words by Katharine Wootton from Yours magazine With many of our trees under threat as never before from disease and development, we explore the different ways three volunteers are coming to the rescue. I help ancient trees thrive – Judy Dowling As a nursery teacher Judy used to...