Dear South West volunteers It’s certainly been a challenging year for volunteering. Whilst much environmental volunteering was heavily affected the volunteer sector as a whole really came to the fore during 2020. The social benefits for those who undertake volunteering, and for those who are supported...
On a beautiful October morning, I went to Heartwood Forest. The sun was shining through the yellowing leaves and the ground was muddy underfoot. Walking up the hedge-lined track and past the ancient woodlands, I reached the valley on the most westerly edge of the...
Hello all Welcome! We have some new members of the volunteer group this week – welcome to Joe Holt – joining both the Patrollers group and Wildlife Group Sue Fielding, Dawn Axon, Gillian Marsh, Babs Winder, Chris Speed, Stephen Tonge, Karen Mather, Dorothy Snelson, Stirling Smith and Linda Smith...
We are delighted to share a few photos from our Frodsham volunteers who resumed COVID safe practical task days last month and have been busy removing old trees tubes and stakes at Woodhouse Hill near Frodsham, Cheshire. With the support and help of group leader Tim...
Although Dartmoor is most famous for its windswept uplands, the deep river valleys carved into the eastern side of the moor form their own unique ecosystem, supporting a wide variety of plants and animals. Among these, one of the most challenging groups to monitor are...
With Lockdown 2.0 ending in December and Woodland Working Groups allow to return in a COVID - safe manner, it has been great to see our volunteer groups in action again across the South East! One such team of volunteers are in Brede High Woods, East...
Anyone stuck for a Christmas gift idea could follow Dame Judi Dench's lead. She dedicated a grove at Woodland Trust’s Ledmore and Migdale Wood in Sutherland. A post marking the grove has recently been erected, after Dame Judi sent out cards last Christmas telling friends she was...
Despite the challenges of the pandemic, the climate and nature emergencies have remained high priorities across the South West, and we have continued to work with local authorities and through Local Nature Partnerships to develop strong strategies and policies that deliver for trees. Recently the Gloucestershire...
Dear Wales Volunteers, Annwyl Gwirfoddolwyr Cymru, In this strange year that we’ve had, I have been heartened by the determination of our volunteers to keep volunteering safely under Welsh Government social distancing rules. Of course this hasn’t been possible for everyone and those living near the border...
The Smithills Estate – a place for enterprise and community Smithills Estate, near Bolton, is the largest site the Trust has ever acquired in England. Steeped in history and overshadowed by the famous Winter Hill TV mast, it’s a mix of grassland, farmland, moorland, wooded ravines...