North Wales Engagement Officer Kirsten Manley said that the recent heatwave in Wales was like being back home in South Africa. Which was ideal for her recent event theme about tree produce in Wales and Africa! Here's how it went...
In late July some of the volunteers at Hatherstone Wood enjoyed an evening at the woods trapping moths. Local Mr. Moth, Barrie Widden and colleague John Day hosted the event which coincided with the start of the nationwide Big Butterfly Count. Some 29 species were...
We are looking for volunteers to help out this coming weekend at the fantastic annual Forest Fest that takes place at the Highland Folk Museum (HFM), Newtonmore, this year on Sat 11 & Sun 12 August. We've had a few people drop out so we are on...
Great news, Our Smithills estate, near Bolton now has its very own Facebook page. Launched last week and full of information about events and activities happening on the estate, the page is going to provide an invaluable communication tool to tell people all about the fantastic work being...
We are excited to announce the launch of a new monthly conservation volunteer group at our Nidd Gorge site, near Knaresborough in North Yorkshire. The 46ha (114-acre) Nidd Gorge wood is located in a steep-sided valley around two kilometres (1.5 miles) west of Knaresborough. The river...
Please see the story on ITV West Country web page The Environment Agency is monitoring rivers across the region. Credit: ITV West Country The Environment Agency is monitoring trees and wildlife across the region with the prolonged dry weather forecast to continue. The Agency has declared Prolonged Dry...
Welcome to the network update for the Campaigning Team's volunteers' update. This month: NPPF Upcoming events Tree Charter Day Campaigns, blogs and a little light reading Best wishes and thanks for all your hard work Sarah National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) As I write we are all celebrating here at the Trust due to...
On a very hot and sunny Saturday volunteers united to help deliver an event that was organised to commemorate World War 1. Woodland Trust staff and volunteers teamed up with the National Trust and the Grantham Dramatic Society to welcome visitors to Londonthorpe Wood and...
The Princess Royal officially opens Wales' First World War Centenary wood, Coed Ffos Las. It's been four years in the making, with many hundreds of local people including children helping to plant the trees, and Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal has now formally opened Coed...
Did you know that you could help scientists to track the effects of weather and climate change on wildlife across the UK? Nature's Calendar is the UK's biggest record of the changing seasons with 2.9 million records and data stretching back to 1736. We need your...