Recently Ripley Castle, near Harrogate, North Yorkshire hosted a motley crew of Woodland Trust volunteers in their lovely tower conference room. Ripley Castle is a Grade I listed 14th-century country house in Ripley, North Yorkshire, England, 3 miles north of Harrogate set among extensive gardens...
A busy day at the Four Lane Ends Wood. 15th May 2019 : The 5 person team of volunteers have spent a busy day working in the wood which was planted a few years ago on an exposed hill near Consett in the beautiful North West...
Skipton Castle Woods is a sylvan paradise set within a stone's throw of the High Street of this bustling North Yorkshire market town, known widely as "The Gateway to the Dales". These ancient woods surround the lively watercourse of Eller Beck and are delineated from...
We’ve had a busy few weeks in Spud Wood, Oughtrington and we wanted share what we’d been up to. If you’d been to the wood recently you might have noticed that some work has been going on in addition to the coppicing and wood allotments. In...
We want to thank Neil and Claire for getting us some hedge laying training in Spud Wood. Its been hard work and a bit wet and muddy. but we are so pleased with ourselves for getting it all done. We had the training on the 9/10...
You may have seen the news last night that a wildfire started burning at Winter Hill, the Northern most point of our Smithills Estate in Bolton. The Smithills team have been working around the clock for several days now - helping the Fire Service, ensuring that our neighbours...
We're looking for event volunteers at the following : The Great Yorkshire Show, Harrogate 10-12th July 2018 and Tring Park, Hertfordshire - ongoing - approx 6 events per year covering some weekends. Our opportunities are open to current volunteers and your friends and family so please do spread the word! All...
Drone footage of a large heronry could shed new light on bird populations across the country. The remarkable footage, shot at Parrs Wood at Grappenhall Heys in Warrington, Cheshire, shows 18 nests perched precariously in the top of trees. The coverage was shot on behalf of Brian...
In November 2014 I was able to support Featherstone Town Council and four nearby schools in creating the WW1 Centenary Memorial Woodland at Millpond Meadows Featherstone. The talks in school and tree planting phase of the project went really well and the children were able...
The Campaigns Team were delighted to hear that long standing Woodland Trust volunteer Keith Wilkinson MBE had helped Harrogate Borough Council take Persimmon Homes to task over the unlawful removal of a hedgerow in the borough. The home builder was fined a record total of over £34,000 plus...