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...
Halloween may now be a distant memory for most, but for over 600 people who braved Hainault Forest's annual Spooky Walk, it will be forever etched in their minds! George Lewis, Visitor Experience Officer, was there to oversee the scary shenanigans: "On all hallows’ eve, as the...
Standing out in the landscape, Gault wood is a lush green woodland surrounded by arable fields in the Fens. Located close to the Cambridgeshire town of March, the closest wood is 10kms away! The woodland was planted entirely by a team of volunteers from the...
A success despite the weather – Tring Park festival of light. The weather was against us from the start for the 2019 festival of light, with strong winds and heavy downpours. Staff and volunteers still turned out in force with wellies and waterproofs. Volunteers helped...
Have you heard of or ever visited Aversley Wood? Off the beaten track, this ancient woodland is positioned near to the village of Sawtry and can be seen from the A1. Aversley Wood is a 61.6 hectare site and its position means it offers amazing...