The Smithills team wanted to say a big thank you to Ruth Hyde who has made the first donations to our Smithills Community Kit Library, donating countless jumpers, wellies and other bits of kit. Part of our Lottery funding includes commitments to work with community...
Volunteers from our Langton Wood practical group have been busy undertaking some fantastic work on the site over the winter months. They have been thinning out ash regeneration which is badly affected by ash dieback to create spaces to replant with a variety of species...
Hello all Thanks to all Skipton Volunteers for all your ongoing support and involvement in all of our activities. Just a few updates for information below: Skipton’s event programme is now live with all tickets on sale – there are two events still to be added...
Hello all Welcome! Welcome to two new volunteers – John (Woodland Working Group and Wildlife Group), and Darran (Woodland Working Group, Wildlife Group and History Group) Welcome also to Roberta Gleaves, who has joined us as Charlotte’s maternity cover! Also helping us out while we recruit our new Site...
Cherry Tree planting at Hedley Hall Wood. Volunteers met on 11th January 2020 at the Hedley Hall Wood car park on the County Durham / Gateshead border to top-up some of the 50,000 trees planted over the previous winter with some cherry trees. The initial planting...
Dear all Hope you have all had a good week. A few updates from the Estate for you: Staffing Our Site Manager, Mark Gordon, has left the team. Mark had been part of the team since the Woodland Trust first bought the Estate, so although he did not...
Hello all Happy New Year! I hope that you have all had a good Christmas and that 2020 is treating you well so far. January is quiet in terms of events, but there are one or two things to update you about: January task day Our Practical Group Leaders...
We are pleased to announce that all of our training courses for volunteers in our North and Central regions are now available to book Booking is essential for all courses, and places are available on a first come first served basis. To book your place, please...
We are pleased to announce that all of our volunteer gatherings for North England for 2020 are now available to book. These are a fantastic opportunity to link up with the work of the Woodland Trust in your area, meet up with other volunteers and get...
A team of 16 scouts from Consett supported the Woodland Trust on a cold and snowy December day at our Four Lane Ends Wood and Castle Hill Wood locations in North West Durham. Located near to the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty means that...