With the approval of Stage 1 funding for the ‘Reconnecting Grantham to its Historic Landscape’ project, work can finally get underway on this exciting project at Londonthorpe Wood, in partnership with the National Trust! I hope that you will all support this fabulous project as...
All volunteers in the central region are invited to come along to a guided nature walk on Sunday 3rd June at the Volunteer Training Centre, Rutland Water Nature Reserve from 2pm-4.30pm. Taking place during Volunteers’ Week, we would like to use this time to celebrate all that is volunteering...
Afternoon everyone, you may have noticed that Whittle was temporarily unavailable for the last few hours. We took the site down to perform some essential maintenance but i'm pleased to say it's all back up and running now. If you have any problems with Whittle...
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...
Threatened changes in Welsh planning could jeopardise further our few remaining ancient woods and trees. A mere 4% of the Welsh landscape retains these irreplaceable ancient woodlands and the exceptional habitat they provide. How we all respond to this new additional threat to ancient trees...
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Joseph Gillard. I happily go by Joe as long as there is an E on the end. I am one of the woodland creation protect officers for the Trust. I have been working with trees and woodlands for...
[caption id="attachment_1271" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Tree planting at Coed Ffos Las[/caption] Yes, I have to confess, I had never planted a tree. I know, I know, please stash your pitchforks and flaming torches and give me a chance. Last week I ran my first tree planting week for...
A huge thank you to Jim leFeuvre one of our volunteers at Hatherstone Woods who sent us in these beautiful photos of Hatherstone Woods in the Snow. We are not used to the Snow settling so much in the South West, and our woods sure look stunning in...
What a difference from last month- wall to wall sunshine on Saturday and shirtsleeve order for some. For any who have not been down to the wood in Bristol recently you don’t know what you are missing! It has been a terrific year for primroses...
Friday 13th April was our lucky day for hosting a training session for our Woods under Threat volunteers based in Scotland. Read on to find out more. The session kicked off with the all important lunch during which the volunteers got to have a good chat...