Book your place on the central region volunteer network event today! Take a look behind the scenes on a guided tour of Belton Parks formal gardens, hear some updates from the Woodland Trust and discover the findings of the research being carried out on the...
On Saturday 21st March we are running an ancient tree recording day at Tring Park. Come along and learn how to identify ancient and veteran trees, discover the key features, what needs to be recorded and equipment needed. Our aim is to record ancient and veteran...
Introducing our brand new staff member for the central region woodland operations team: Jess Vagg! In her role as Visitor Experience Officer at Tring Park, Jess will be will be focussing on the ways visitors are welcomed to Tring. She’ll be organising events, maintaining Tring Parks...
You are cordially invited to the first volunteer network event of 2020, which is taking place at beautiful Belton House, Lincolnshire. This is on Saturday 7th March and we’d love to see you there! Once again we have an exciting agenda, please see this below. In the...
We’ve been busy organising network events and training sessions for Woodland Trust volunteers. This is based on feedback that you’ve given us at previous events and we’d welcome suggestions for future training sessions and events so please get in touch at any time! Keep an...
As we hurtle towards the end of the year, it’s worth reflecting - what a year! Trees and woods have never been more recognised for the value they bring. In a year when the climate crisis is so front and centre in the news, trees,...
So how can you identify a tree when the leaves have gone and you are faced with a seemingly lack of key features. It turns out that there are a few ways that trees can be identified during the winter months, by observing tree location...
I am planning the first central England volunteer network event for 2020 and this will take place at Belton House, Grantham. More details to follow, but please save the date, it would be wonderful to see you there! Keep an eye on Whittle for forthcoming events...
On a frosty, but bright and sunny day helpers travelled from near and far to take part in a mass tree planting event at Tring Park. Organised as part of the Big Climate Fightback the event was extremely well supported with many people booking on...
In support of the Big Climate Fightback Campaign, National Trust and Woodland Trust staff and volunteers congregated on Wednesday 5 December at Bellmount Tower Car Park near Londonthorpe Woods, Lincolnshire for our first ever joint volunteer tree planting event. The Woodland Trust’s Londonthorpe Woods sit happily...