A brand new Ancient Tree Inventory (ATI) website has been developed and will launch later this month. The old (ancient-tree-hunt.org.uk) website has been closed to allow us to prepare and move the data to the new website. Why the new site? The old website did a brilliant job,...
The Campaigns Team at the Trust manages a network of campaigning volunteers across the UK, what we like to call ‘Special Branch’. One of the three roles that make up this network is that of ‘Super Campaigner’. Our Super Campaigners are remote volunteers who mainly...
Eight out of our ten Nature’s Calendar butterflies are on the list for most likely butterflies to encounter in the UK, so everyone has a chance of spotting at least one species. On Nature’s Calendar we’d like you to let us know when butterflies first...
Due to the current threat from Chalara dieback of ash the UK government has banned the movement of ash plants, trees and seeds within Great Britain until further notice. More information on the ban can be found on the Forestry Commission’s website (link). Given the...
Read volunteer Valerie Hurst's story of her first encounter with a red-tailed bumble bee this season. Heat was suddenly spiralling on the south facing wall of the garden. Heat, it was a wonderful feeling. Bright sunshine and colour was instantly apparent. The dull hues of winter,...
Observatree volunteers can now access English Heritage sites, meaning that 380 new locations can be surveyed for signs of tree pests and diseases. The project launched in 2013, with the aim of training volunteers to identify pests and diseases that threatened the UK’s trees and woods. So...
We’re thrilled to announce an exciting, high profile media campaign launching today in support of a major new documentary about The Queen and her love of trees. We’ve been working with ITV and Buckingham Palace on this top secret project since last autumn. It has involved...
Moto in the Community (MITC) has donated £100,000 to the Woodland Trust for the second year running. Brian Larkin, MITC chairman, presented the donation to Beccy at Head Office today (29 March). MITC is the charitable arm of Moto Hospitality, which operates 45 motorway service stations across...
At the Nature Detectives group, down in Murdishaw Wood Runcorn, we’ve been making the most of our fantastic winter. As well as the obligatory snow men, we’ve found lots of natural obstacles in the woods and used trees as balance beams, limboed under and hung...
We need lots of helping hands to remove invasive goldenrod from Warren Farm Alissa Wilson is the Site Manager for Warren Farm, near Nonsuch Park in Surrey. Part of this 22 hectare site has been invaded by Canadian goldenrod, a distinctive bright yellow plant that out-competes our native...