Last week saw the second of this years volunteer led guided walks taking place at our Nidd Gorge site, near Knaresborough. The sun shone, the birds sang and all in all for those coming along it made for a pretty idyllic, as well as very...
A big thanks to all at Lanchester Widlife Group who have been hard at work over the last few years waging war on the himalayan balsam in Dora's Wood, near Lanchester Thanks to their amazing efforts the balsam was fairly hard to find in the wood...
A huge thank you to all of our Skipton volunteers who have given their time and energy to come and support our mobile visitor centre, which has been present on the main high street in Skipton for the last two and a half weeks. It...
A huge thanks to all of the members of the Grappenhall Wood group, Cheshire, who got together last week on the 26th June, for a day of balsam pulling at the wood. It has made a really big impact and all the hard work was...
We had a great time spent with a local cub scouts group who visited How Tun Woods in Barrow Cumbria recently, to learn about the history of the wood and practice tree identification with the aid of the Trusts "Leaf Identification" swatches. After successfully identifying...
Thank you to Jess Dandy for giving me the opportunity to speak at Swathmoor Hall Wood as part of the Songpath day. With the focus on encouraging people to engage with nature and to raise awareness of the benefits woods have in helping mental health, The...
Spud Wood is 21 years old in 2019 and to celebrate this The Friends of Spud Wood and The Woodland Trust wanted to do something to encourage more people to visit and enjoy the wood. The idea of a new permanent orienteering course was suggested...
Hello all! Time flies and believe it or not, we are already in the process of beginning to pull together a plan for our north England volunteer gatherings and training programme for 2020. If you have been along to our volunteer gatherings we would really value your...
We are delighted to be able to invite you to our Cumbria Volunteer Gathering on Sat 2nd November 2019 10.30am – 3.30pm at Rydal Hall, near Ambleside, Cumbria This free event open to all volunteers is an opportunity to meet fellow volunteers and catch up with...
We are delighted to be able to invite you to our Yorks & Deryshire Volunteer Gathering on Sat 28th September 2019 10am – 4pm at Shipley Country Park, Heanor, Derbyshire This free event open to all volunteers is an opportunity to meet fellow volunteers and catch...