We're all going to be spending a lot more time at home in the coming weeks and months due to the coronavirus crisis. With schools now closed, we know many families are looking for ideas to keep children entertained. To help, we've pulled together some...
Did you know the Woodland Trust made Podcasts? You may not be able to get out but we can help bring the outdoors to you. For the latest episode, a very wet and windy day was brightened by a hidden gem just 13 miles from central...
Volunteering might have come to an end for the time being, but now is a time to reflect on all of the activity that has been going on over the past few months in the central region. We have many volunteers who support our onsite work,...
It's not new, but it's still surprisingly uncommon - planting without fencing or 'traditional' protection from stock. By using the natural features of the landscape and intuitive planting techniques it is possible to plant trees where grazing livestock is still present and one perhaps well-known...
During these unsettling times, we’d like to invite you to escape reality for a while and let your mind refocus on nature by sharing your tales from the woods and help us celebrate our woodlands across Northern Ireland. The Woodland Trust in Northern Ireland is...
Barbara Crane is a volunteer speaker from Aberdeenshire. Barbara has been with us for a few years and is a committed and wonderful volunteer. Always determined to deliver the optimum speech to her audience, she is often in touch to find relevant information for her...
During this time when many of us are unable to get out and about as much as we would usually like to do, we thought of all of us as members of the volunteering family for the Woodland Trust, we could support each other by...
On one of the few sunny days we had back in January, eleven of our wonderful volunteers in the Faughan Valley undertook the first ‘Valuing and Managing of Veteran Trees’ basic day course in the region. This was delivered as part of the Trust wide...
The Young People’s Forest is an excellent project for conserving native tree species, including oak, cherry and silver birch trees. Volunteering for The Woodland Trust has taught me how important it is to plant native tree species at the Mead site, including the silver birch...
Whinny Hill is a stunning Woodland Trust Scotland site near the shores of Loch Lomond, and from January to March this year we planted a 6 hectare field there that was formerly rented for grazing. Approximately 4 hectares were deer fenced and 3.3 hectares planted...