New Estate Ranger Our new Ranger, Andy Thorn, started this week. He will be taking over volunteer management for our practical task days, and also for our wardens and practical group leaders. He is looking forward to meeting our volunteer group! Next Volunteer Task Day – 10 March Is… you guessed...
In 2018 a project began to restore approximately 4ha of lowland raised bog and wet woodland on Pestfurlong Moss which is part of Gorse Covert Mounds near Warrington. Pestfurlong Moss is a remnant of the lowland raised peat bogs (or mossland) that covered large parts...
Early February 2019, there was a busy day at The Woodland Trust’s Nunsbrough Wood, located just a few miles South of Hexham, Northumberland. The weather was very kind during the day as two groups of about 8 to 10 students and teachers from The Priory School...
Bilton Conservation Volunteers have been hard at work down at Nidd Gorge, restoring and creaying boardwalks on the Bilton side of our site, near Knaresborough. The group have been creating a dedicated walkway along this notoriously wet section to avoid a network of worn paths ,...
Hello all On Tuesday we had our first Supporters’ Group meeting of 2019. We had a packed room, including some of our new volunteers, and it was great to hear what the different groups have been up to, with updates on what the Wardens, Wildlife Group,...
Volunteers joined tutor Damon Peacock this weekend for an introduction to the techniques and skills of hedgelaying. Despite the occasional hail showers, volunteers from Friends of Spud Wood spent a fantastic couple of days at the Spud Wood site, getting to grips with the tools and...
Thanks to all our hardy volunteers who joined us at Millfields Wood, Easingwold, last weekend for a fantastic weekend 'Introduction to Coppicing' course, lead by professional coppice worker and member of Leeds Coppice Workers, Tom Coxhead. Volunteers gained an insight about the practicalities and techniques involved in...
Activity is moving forward this spring to develop our activity at our exciting new project based at Mead, in Derbyshire. Our Young Peoples Forest project has recruited its first staff, with a Youth development manager set to start in post this month and a new...
Hello all Another busy week here on the Estate! Welcome to our new volunteers… Denis Eaton (Woodland Working Group / Wildlife Monitor) Sandra Eaton (Woodland Working Group / Wildlife Monitor) Charlotte Winstanley (Woodland Working Group) Adam Atkins (Woodland Working Group / Wildlife Monitor) Sue Harding (Woodland Working Group) Clare Mottershaw (Woodland Working Group) Task...
Volunteer Training Opportunities We are delighted to announce our 2019 volunteer training opportunities for our north and central England volunteers. These are aimed at providing skills and knowledge that will be relevant and useful to your volunteer role. They are free and available for all volunteers...