Site Manager for Langley Vale Wood Chris Cavalier started with the Woodland Trust in May 2021. Over the last six months Chris has spent time to embed himself in the 'roots' of the site and learn more about this special woodland creation site located in...
Ian Riches is a warden at Kinclaven Bluebell Wood, as well as a Woodland Working Group leader there. If it wasn't for Ian, we wouldn't have been able to spring into action on Saturday 27th November to appoint a contractor to make safe damage to trees...
When taking a retrospective view of the interesting flora and fauna found at Fingle Woods since the project began, we have seen a few pleasant surprises along the way. As habitat creation, restoration and improvement projects are planned, they are usually aimed at target species...
We all like to have holly & ivy around our homes at Christmas. The tradition pre-dates Christmas being used to celebrate the Roman midwinter festival of Saturnalia. Iron and Bronze Age people possibly did something similar to celebrate the passing of the shortest day and...
We recently attended the biennial National Forest Woodland Management Awards, and are pleased to say we won 2 awards… We submitted a joint application for Top Wood and neighbouring Grangewood which is privately managed. The 2 sites which are 80ha and 60ha respectively are being managed...
There’s another world beneath the trees that like many essential backroom functions is hidden and shrouded in mystery. It is the kingdom of the fungi, and the autumn is a great time to see them. The power of a name Gills and spore patterns are used to...
Some of the staff and volunteers from the South East region found it very moving when they visited Langley Vale Wood near Epsom, Surrey, to mark Armistice Day 2021. The annual Month of Remembrance has attracted numerous people to the site this month, featuring a...
Another useful morning on the first day of the half term. Given that the weather was fine it was not surprising to find the wood full of visitors. At one time in the morning we estimated there were more than 40 in the wood. The...
Urgent action is required to stop Rhododendron ponticum wiping out Scotland’s rare rainforest, according to a new report published by Woodland Trust Scotland in partnership with Scottish Land and Estates. (View it here) The report was funded by Postcode Green Trust and made possible by support from players...
Woodland Trust Scotland has launched an £8million public appeal to buy the 4,500-acre Couldoran Estate in Wester Ross and manage it for people and wildlife over the coming decades. [caption id="attachment_23455" align="alignnone" width="300"] Couldoran Estate, Wester Ross, Scotland[/caption] Couldoran, near Lochcarron, neighbours our existing site at Ben Shieldaig and...