In this period of hot, dry weather: The best thing you can do for your trees is ensure they are weeded well. Weeds left in place will compete for available ground water and place significant pressure on young trees. We can’t over-estimate the value of...
The Royal Highland Show was blessed with four days of wall to wall sunshine and so was incredibly well attended. Our Woodland Trust stand was jam-packed with visitors and so having volunteers there to help out was incredibly helpful!...
Mix together 14 volunteers, great conversation, fantastic local food, sunshine, a H&S talk, a guided walk in Kinclaven Bluebell Woods, a Risk Assessment role play workshop, tree pruning training and fun on a swing and you have the recipe for a perfect day. Saturday 23rd June was our 3rd volunteer networking...
There is still time to book onto the volunteer network event taking place at Belton! You are cordially invited to our Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire volunteer network event, taking place on Saturday 14th July at Belton Old School Hall, 10am-4pm. This event is to celebrate volunteering across...
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...
From a gnarly hawthorn to a might oak, do you know of a tree with a story that is special to you, your friends and family, or your community? The Woodland Trust is urging tree lovers to stump up nominations for Northern Ireland's Tree of...
Volunteers are pledging their support for the Tring Park summer festival, which is taking place on 1st July at picturesque Tring Park. On the day their vital help will ensure the smooth running of the event, and the many activities that are taking place. The beautiful...
On a sunny day in June, Tring Park volunteers joined forces with the Ridgeway National Trail volunteers to give the sign posts at Tring Park a revamp. Rufus the Tring Park volunteering dog supervised the operation. The Ridgeway follows a route used since prehistoric times,...
Preparations for the Heartwood Summer Festival are in full swing! A team of Heartwood volunteers are pooling their expertise and have planned an exciting day for the whole family. This year we'll be celebrating Heartwood Forest's 10th birthday! Visitors to the festival are invited to ‘Tree-lax...
Scientists at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) have confirmed the presence of the zigzag elm sawfly in the UK. The telltale zigzag feeding trail was left behind by sawfly larvae on leaves collected in Surrey during autumn 2017. The discovery As part of local plant recording...