Wild Ingleborough is a landscape-scale ecological restoration initiative in the Yorkshire Dales National Park working to restore natural ecological processes for the benefit of nature, people and our climate. Working with neighboring farmers and communities, the Wild Ingleborough partnership brings together land managers, NGOs and...
Londonthorpe Wood welcomed its new bovine residents as the grazing livestock moooo-ved onto the site recently. Hereford and Charolais cows will help us to keep the scrub under control in particular areas around the Alma Wood section of the site - once they’ve grazed one compartment, they will be moved on to another. Moving the cows...
As we move into summer it’s a good time to look back at our experience of this year’s ‘strange’ Spring weather and assess its effect on woodland wildlife. Peacock on willow in sunny March In the last few days of March, I can remember taking a...
On a balmy June evening, we were so thrilled to be able to hold the South East regions first ever virtual warden networking session. For an hour or so, we enjoyed hearing from 11 wardens across the various counties we encompass and many attending said...
Have you ever been to Hainault Forest? If not, it’s worth a visit! As you step into this magical site you are instantly drawn into a dense wood, where mysteriously shaped hornbeams line the pathway. Their contorted and twisted forms are the result of historic...
Do you like the idea of collecting tree seeds by hand and then seeing those trees grow into new woodlands? If the answer is yes, we'd love you to apply for our new role of Tree Seed Collector. You'll help to survey our sites for the...
The 2121 Big Butterfly count takes place from Friday 16th July to Sunday 8th August. The Butterfly conservation trust asks people to spend 15 minutes in a sunny spot and count the number of butterflies that they see. So, if you are out volunteering in...
The annual spectacle of bluebells is over at our woods and across the UK and in many places the bracken has now leapt up and taken the place of the fragrant, delicate and popular blue carpet and it can feel like a bit of an...
A huge new urban forest is to be planted by the City of Glasgow and seven surrounding local authorities - with investment of £400,000 from our Emergency Tree Fund. The Clyde Climate Forest will see 18 million saplings planted over the next decade - which represents ten...
We still have some availability left for next weeks virtual talk introducing and updating you on our fantastic citizen science project, Nature's Calendar...