Olivia Bere MacVarish has just joined our Woodland Trust Scotland volunteering team. She is a new warden at Abriachan Wood as well as a tree seed collector. [caption id="attachment_22684" align="alignnone" width="240"] Olivia[/caption] Abriachan Wood, with it's breathtaking views of of Loch Ness in the Great Glen,...
Thank you to the overwhelming numbers of you who have signed up to our Scotland Tree Seed Collection Project! We have had an unprecedented response to our recruitment drive for this volunteering role and it just goes to show that so many people are just...
We have three brand new events for you between now and Christmas, these include a talk about ancient trees in central England and how to record them, an event for our wardens and in December our annual Christmas online get together and festive quiz. Here are the details: Wardens...
Are you near to Cirencester or Cheshire and fancy helping us at one of our events? Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances we require urgent help prospecting (giving away free trees for contact details) at some of our forthcoming events. Don't worry we've done as much as possible...
This session is an introduction to diversity and inclusion at the Woodland Trust and all staff and volunteers are invited to join us. By the end of the session, you should understand What do the words diversity and inclusion mean Why do they matter to the...
Mid August 2021 - tube straightening at Bale Hill Wood. The weather was kind to us mid-August as we had a team of five volunteers working on Bale Hill Wood - part of three woods planted in 2015/2016 collectively known as The Derwenthead Woods. The team...
There are a wide range of skills being used across the regional team and there is always someone to learn from and something to learn about. This month, we dig deeper to find out more about Nicky, new Project Manager for the 'Lost Woods...
Volunteers are supporting the central England Team with a new project focussing on ancient woodland plant translocation trials within Martinshaw Wood. Based in Leicestershire, Martinshaw is a Planted Ancient Woodland (PAWS) site – in the past parts of the wood were given over to the planting of both native and...
On Saturday 7th August, we welcomed visitors to Uffmoor Wood for the first ever ‘Feel Good in the Wood’ open day event! Support for the day was provided by the Uffmoor Dog Ambassadors, a friendly bunch of Woodland Trust volunteers who welcome visitors to the site and tell them all about how brilliant Uffmoor is, as a...
Heartwood volunteers have taken part in a guided walk this summer to look out for the Purple Emperor butterfly. On 17th July the volunteers teamed up with the Hertfordshire and Middlesex butterfly conservation group, with the aim of spotting the Purple Emperor butterfly at Heartwood...