It's November and this month is all change - the trees have gone from green to gold and the political world is topsy-tervey as we prepare to elect a new government. In this months update I'll outline what you can expect in upcoming campaigns, how...
Situated in the beautiful Derwent Valley, Pontburn Woods is a large area of ancient semi-natural woodland, and on Saturday 2nd November it served as the location for my first volunteer working day with the Woodland Trust. The weather forecast had promised rain and gloom, and so...
I am the newly appointed Assistant Site Manager for Central Scotland. Growing up in Cumbria fostered a love for wildlife and the countryside from an early age and whilst I was studying for my masters in People and The Environment at the University of Aberdeen,...
Autumn is a beautiful time of year, thanks to nature. We need you help to track the changing seasons. Follow the blog link below to watch our new video about Nature’s Calendar and how you can record nature near you this autumn. https://naturescalendar.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2019/autumn-watch-with-natures-calendar/ ...
Only the second time we have ever cancelled a Working Party but I am sure it was the right thing to do as, given our schedule ,we would have been trying to shovel mud. It also meant that one or two who had been struggling...
I like to take a few minutes to thank a couple of volunteers for their contribution over the last couple weeks/months at Glen Finglas. Between Thursday 24th October and Saturday 26th October several volunteers from The Mountains and the People (Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland) were...
George Anderson, our Scotland PR and Communications Officer, reporting from this exciting project: Red Squirrels are back at Ledmore and Migdale after an absence of between 15 and 20 years. Ledmore and Migdale is our most northerly site. It is a stunning mix of pine and oak...
On Wednesday 30th October, I joined nine Observatree volunteers at Forest Research's Northern Research Station, south of Edinburgh, for a sharing and mentoring day. Charlotte Armitage, who manages this volunteer role, set up the event with Hugh Clayden from Scottish Forestry, April Armstrong and Katy Dainton...
Ross Watson, Site Manager for the north of Scotland, has updated us on happenings in Den Wood: SRUC (Scotland's Rural College) Craibstone Countryside Management HNC students have spent the last four Wednesdays at Den Wood in Aberdeenshire, undertaking a variety of tasks. Each week sees different...
Hello all A brief update this week… Welcome Welcome to Jo Rayner (Woodland Working Group / Events Volunteer) and to Louise Coulman (Woodland Working Group)! Tree planting Thanks to everyone from Smithills who has volunteered to help out with the tree planting weeks! Lantern Parade Thanks to all the volunteers who helped the...