Volunteer Gatherings 2019 I am delighted to say we have now confirmed details for all of our north England volunteer gatherings for 2019. Details for all dates and locations are below. We would be delighted to see you there and you are more than welcome to...
Our practical group at Nidd gorge have got off to a flying start this new year. Led in partnership with Harrogate Borough Council by Countryside Ranger, Sam walker, the first task of the New Year was really well attended. With two main tasks for the day the...
A big thanks to Jon Parr, the volunteer group leader for organising a practical task day with one of our newest groups at Radley Plantation near Warrington on 19th January. Ten new volunteers to the Woodland Trust came and helped with coppicing hazel, litter picking...
Hello all Happy New Year! Hope that 2019 has got off to a good start for you all. Welcome… Welcome to the following new volunteers: Richard Cooke (Wildlife Monitor) Bernie McGrath (Wildlife Monitor) Bev Tabor (Woodland Working Group) Penny Blackburn (History Group) James Wilson-Jevon (Wildlife Monitor) Winter Trees Guided Walk – 23 Feb The first...
Thanks to everyone who came along on our practical work day at Castle Hills, Castleside, near Consett last week for a lovely day of hazel coppicing. Working in the central area of the site, volunteers worked hard coppicing and creating deer protection 'cylinders' made up from...
Our planning and delivery of the Northern Forest is moving forward almost a year since it was first announced. We’ve finally got the contract with Defra signed, which took a considerable amount of work by the team led by Darren Moorcroft Director of Estate & Outreach...
Hi all and happy new year Our next Smithills next task day will be on Sunday 20 January, 9.30 – 12.30. We will be tree planting, and we have a LOT of trees to plant! All Smithills volunteers, please do come along if you fancy helping...
Hello everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful break over Christmas and New Year The next task day get together for our practical volunteers for Skipton Castle woods is to be Sat 9th Feb – 11am-3pm. This will include A site visit for 2019 planning 11am...
Volunteers from our northern region have joined us over two weekends in the last month, attending our introduction to coppice management course, run at Lymm in Cheshire at our Spud Wood site, and at Whittle Dene Woods, near Gateshead. Volunteers were joined by tutor Don...
We are delighted to announce that work has started last week on Pestfurlong Moss (part of Gorse Covert Mounds at Birchwood near Warrington) to restore the peat mossland. Work has been undertaken to install a series of plastic piling dams at key locations to re-wet this...