Volunteers from Friends of Gorse Covert Mounds, near Warrington have been hard at work over the last week installing a new orientation board for the site, which has involved digging some truly deep holes! The board is now in place and looks fantastic, thanks to...
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...
The Woodland Trust South West Team has been pretty busy over the past two weeks making its presence known all over the region, with stands at the Festival of Nature in Bath, then Bristol and the Royal Cornwall Show. The Festival of Nature in Bath...
We're looking for event volunteers at the following : The Great Yorkshire Show, Harrogate 10-12th July 2018 and Tring Park, Hertfordshire - ongoing - approx 6 events per year covering some weekends. Our opportunities are open to current volunteers and your friends and family so please do spread the word! All...
For the past 3 years our resident swans at Canal Wood haven't bred successfully. With low water levels in the main ditch beside Canal Wood and excessive weed growth in the adjacent canal the odds have been against them. Canal Wood volunteers have been liaising with the...