Well here we are, summer time, though around the Owlets with the weather as it is, you would never have thought we are now officially into summer, the exact opposite to last year! What’s happening around the Owlets? Well, a couple of weeks ago with the...
Do you know a hazel from a hawthorn or a buckthorn from a blackthorn? What happens when two tree species hybridise? Tree identification can be a bit tricky and it takes constant practice, but a group of volunteers attended a tree ID course at the...
We have created a survey monkey as your opinion matters to us. Taking a look at the volunteering events going forward, how would you like to see these events run? . In light of asking your opinion we have taken the decision to delay the Bristol,...
On Sunday 13 October we are running a thank you event for volunteers at Plas Power Woods. Meet at Nant Mill Education Centre, LL11 3BT (parking and toilets available) for an 11am start. The morning will include a coffee and a catch up followed by a walk...
New colour 'Welcome' signs installed at Castle Hills Wood. Following the 'Standard Estate Signage August 2018' the roll out of new signs has been completed by a volunteer at the Castle Hills Wood and adjacent Four Lane Ends Wood near Consett in County Durham. Other...
Catalogue of wild flowers in the meadow at Nunsbrough Wood, near Hexham, Northumberland. Early June 2019 saw another field trip day by one of our local schools. The main task of the day was to catalogue the wild flowers found in the meadow at the East...
June sees us see au revoir to Volunteer Development Officer, Anna Claxton, who is off on maternity leave from Friday 21st June, planning to return in March 2020. This is very exciting and we are delighted to welcome Lucy Shea to look after all things...
[video width="1920" height="1080" mp4="https://whittle.woodlandtrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Badger-sitting-scratching.mp4"][/video] Thanks to Tim Hewke, Wildlife Monitor (and Warden) in Kent for this fab video! Bet the badger felt good afterwards! Thanks also to Kentish Warden, Rob Lyne, for some more stunning flora findings. This time, we can enjoy pictures of greater butterfly orchids and...
After a night of heavy rain, yet another Dartmoor deluge, I’m waiting in the Postbridge car park to meet David Leach. He is the Dartmoor Peatland Restoration Project Officer and, after introductions, we get kitted up for a two-mile trudge in full waterproofs to check...
Would you like to share your volunteering experiences on Whittle? Fourteen Scotland volunteers have signed up as volunteer Whittle reporters, so that they can share news from their volunteering roles, but also general woodland and wildlife stories that they want to share with you all. The volunteers'...