Dear South West Volunteers I wanted to wish you all a very happy National Volunteers Week and thank you for all your hard work and dedication. Thank you to the volunteers who have been able to continue volunteering for us during the restrictions, and to those...
Around six years ago Antony attended a Woodland Trust guided walk at Plas Power Woods, near Wrexham, by the same time the next year he was leading the walk himself as a volunteer! As a keen hiker and nature lover, Antony attended the Clywedog Trail walk...
The Woodland Trust acquired Kinclaven Bluebell Wood in Perthshire 4 years ago. The management and restoration of this stunning oak woodland wouldn’t have been anywhere near as successful if it wasn’t for the incredibly hard work of the trusty volunteer Woodland Working Group. We are...
We are starting a new feature in the South East Whittle diary - species of the month! We couldn't decide if we wanted to do mammal of the month, bird of the month, plant of the month, etc so here is a way to encompass...
Woodland Trust volunteers and staff members have come together to thank and praise super Heartwood Forest volunteer Tim Wright. Counting woodland working group leader as one of his many volunteer roles, Tim is responsible for the coordination of the Woodland Working Group (WWG). He arranges and...
River Monitoring in the Faughan Valley - by Avril McAllister One of the highlights for me during this last year of restrictions on our lives, has been the enjoyment of being a citizen scientist! That’s a grand title for splashing about in a...
I recently spoke to Clifton after his weekly virtual kettle bells session to hear his volunteering story. When Clifton was approaching retirement, he sent out a few emails to various charities offering his upcoming spare time. Our then site manager, Kylie Jones Mattock, quickly responded with...
Dear Woodland Trust Scotland volunteer, Some of you may have heard that Carol Evans, former Director of Woodland Trust Scotland, retired a couple of months ago. Carol is sorely missed for her energy, “can do” approach and amazing warmth and passion. She’s a hard act to follow,...
The excitement of reuniting as a Woodland Working Group this year has recently been dashed by lockdown and the hard times that early 2021 brought with it. With this in mind, it felt especially good to be back in the woods this Bank Holiday weekend...