Mar
13
2020
National Volunteer Panel – North of England
Meet the National Volunteer Panel members from the North of England region...
National Volunteer Panel – Northern Ireland
Meet the National Volunteer Panel member for Northern Ireland: Peter Lyons I am based in Bangor, Co. Down, Northern Ireland. In my position as a factory manager in the manufacturing industry I had to make sure that we complied with all the regulations regarding waste and recycling. I...
National Volunteer Panel – Scotland
Meet the National Volunteer Panel members from Scotland: Ian Baird Based in Perth I’ve been a volunteer with the Woodland Trust since January 2013 and through my many roles have gained considerable knowledge and experience of the Trust’s activities and its people. I’m passionate about native woodland and...
Mar
09
2020
Meet the new National Volunteer Panel
The National Volunteer Panel with Director of Brand and Communications - Ruth Hyde National Volunteer Panel launches! Today the Woodland Trust launches our brand new National Volunteer Panel. Over the last few years Woodland Trust volunteers have told us you would like to see better two way communication...
Mar
03
2020
Join the National Volunteer Panel
The Woodland Trust is one of the UK’s leading conservation charities. We have over 500,000 members and supporters and more than 1,000 sites all over the UK. We believe life’s better with trees. We protect and campaign on behalf of the UK’s woods; plant more...
Feb
16
2020
Online induction comes to the Woodland Trust!
We've recently launched a brand new online induction which gives volunteers an overview of The Woodland Trust. This will be offered to all volunteers as part of the recruitment process but is not compulsory. As existing volunteers we would like to extend this offer to...
Jan
31
2020
Wood Wise – life in deadwood
The autumn 2019 issue of Wood Wise dispels any myths about deadwood and raises awareness of its importance to people and wildlife. Learn more about the ecology of wood decomposition – one of nature’s essential recycling processes – and the importance of wood for river health. We also...
Dec
14
2019
Charter Branch of the Year – Wakefield Tree Wardens
'One of our core objectives is “To enable, encourage and promote formal and informal activities for all age groups, including any person with a disability or handicap, to take an interest in trees.” Doing that by planting >46,000 trees in this suburban area working in partnership...
Dec
13
2019
Meet Erin… our Hazel award winner
Erin McKeown was awarded the Hazel award this year, unfortunately Erin was unable to make it to the awards ceremony so the award was collected on her behalf by fellow volunteer Peter Lyons (pictured) The Hazel award recognises the contribution of a new volunteer that has...
Dec
12
2019
Bramingham Woodland Working Group – our Willow award winners
Bramingham Woodland Working Group were the winners of this years Willow Awards. This award is for woodland volunteer groups that have achieved exceptional results in their work carried out on our estate. The Bramingham Woodland Working group tackle a wide range of woodland conservation and maintenance...