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...
Regional Food Academy, Harper Adams University, Newport Thursday 17th May 2018, 7.30pm to 9.00pm, £3 admission (£1.50 for students) One of our Woodland Creation Champion volunteers is organising a talk by Rob Mcbride that you may be interested in attending. Rob, an ex-software engineer based in Shropshire, is...
The Trust has introduced an exciting new multi-media storytelling tool called Shorthand - and Loch Arkaig osprey nest volunteers are at the heart of the action. It is a lot easier to show you how great the approach is rather than describe it - so take...
Supporting our practical conservation volunteers The Woodland Working Group Policy was launched last summer with the purpose of bringing clarity to how we work with our volunteers in our woodlands. At the foremost of our mind, as we developed the policy with Nick Hall, the Trust's Health,...