Well here we are, summer time, though around the Owlets with the weather as it is, you would never have thought we are now officially into summer, the exact opposite to last year! What’s happening around the Owlets? Well, a couple of weeks ago with the...
Do you know a hazel from a hawthorn or a buckthorn from a blackthorn? What happens when two tree species hybridise? Tree identification can be a bit tricky and it takes constant practice, but a group of volunteers attended a tree ID course at the...
New colour 'Welcome' signs installed at Castle Hills Wood. Following the 'Standard Estate Signage August 2018' the roll out of new signs has been completed by a volunteer at the Castle Hills Wood and adjacent Four Lane Ends Wood near Consett in County Durham. Other...
Catalogue of wild flowers in the meadow at Nunsbrough Wood, near Hexham, Northumberland. Early June 2019 saw another field trip day by one of our local schools. The main task of the day was to catalogue the wild flowers found in the meadow at the East...
In glorious sunshine, members of the North regional team gathered at Low Burnhall, Durham, last week, to celebrate the re-naming of part of the site in honour of the man who has, quite literally, put woods and trees on the map in the North-East of...
On the 10th May we gathered for our launch event at Mead in Derbyshire, the UK’s first Young People’s Forest. This new 162ha site is a former open cast coal mine, similar in many respects to QEDJW in Leicestershire. However this new acquisition has the added...
Hello there! Calling all Skipton volunteers...
Great to see so many people at our volunteer thank you event at Smithills last week! Around 40 people attended our thank you event at Smithills Hall, where the various groups (Wardens, Wildlife, History and Education) gave a review of the year from their perspective and...
Spud Wood is 21 years old in 2019 and to celebrate this Friends of Spud Wood (FoSW) and The Woodland Trust wanted to do something to encourage more people to visit and enjoy the wood. FoSW have built a permanent orienteering course with the support...
The Hawthorn blossom at How Tun wood near Barrow in Furness this Spring has been a magnificent show, loads of pollen for the bees and plenty of future berries for the birds this winter. ...