The Covid-19 pandemic has hit us all hard but one of the really positive things that has come out of it is that many more people are getting out into nature. At Londonthorpe Woods in Grantham we’ve been keeping track of visitor numbers as part...
Gofynnir i aelodau’r cyhoedd fod yn wyliadwrus am y Fursen Coes-gwyn, sydd ar drai yn y DU. Fel arfer i’w weld mewn llystyfiant ar hyd ymylon afonydd, nentydd, pyllau a llynnoedd yn Ne Cymru a Lloegr, mae pryderon bod y rhywogaeth yn diflannu o rai...
Dear Wales Volunteer, I hope you and your family are well? I wished to you to inform you that this is my last day of my maternity cover post. It has been an absolute pleasure to work with you and I wish you all the very best for...
Just a few short months ago, climate change was at the forefront of the public's mind. Now people’s attention is understandably elsewhere. But when we emerge from this pandemic, the pressing need to take action against climate change will still be there. That's why the focus...
With normal podcast recording hampered by lockdown, this episode follows author Tracy Chevalier on her regular walk among the trees of Hampstead Heath. She describes how trees bring her comfort, considers how lockdown has changed our attitudes to nature, introduces us to two trees that...
Our local golf course has been a place of some wonder in the last few weeks. As we (cautiously) emerge from lockdown, I know how valuable this space has been for local people. We are fortunate to have plenty of green space on our doorstep, including...
Woodland Trust Voluntary Warden Saddhavati Monahan reflects on the Trust’s new aqcuisition in Spinningdale There is a piece of woodland on the edge of Spinningdale known as the Fairy Glen, through which the Allt nan Euan flows into the Spinnningdale Burn. It’s a small piece of...
Members of the public are being asked to be on the lookout for the White-legged Damselfly, which is on the decline in the UK. Usually found fluttering along lushly vegetated margins of rivers, streams, pools and lakes in southern England and Wales, there are concerns...
Lockdown has hampered the recording of our usual woodland walks podcast, so instead we’re chatting to some well-known personalities about the natural world - their favourite places, memories, hopes for the future and more. First up is Steph McGovern, journalist and presenter of BBC Breakfast,...
Dear volunteer, Today marks the start of national Volunteers' Week. But who would have known it? Things are looking very different this year and we’re unable to celebrate with you in our usual way. For the first time in decades, our volunteers have been unable to work...