[caption id="attachment_20946" align="alignnone" width="300"] Nell is a trainee dog with Lomond Mountain Rescue.[/caption] Woodland Trust Scotland's Glen Devon Woodlands have hosted a mountain rescue exercise run by the Ochils Mountain Rescue Team and the Search and Rescue Dog Association Southern Scotland. Glen Devon is the collective...
At Ben Shieldaig we are working with scientists from the James Hutton Institute on a pioneering method which could radically improve the way new woodland is created on many sites. The importance of underground fungal networks to the health of trees has become a big topic...
The emergence of bluebells each Spring is a hotly anticipated natural event. The array of bluebells which carpets many of our woodlands in a vibrant azure - purple hue is a breathtakingly beautiful sight and an accompanying subtle fragrance hangs in the air. The flash of a bluebell wood as you drive past in a car, or a glimpse...
Keith Knight is an Ancient Tree Verifier based in the Borders and has written this entertaining piece about a recent recording trip with fellow volunteers. The Ancient Tree Verifiers in Scotland communicate on a very active WhatsApp group, but I know how delighted they were...
Jim Low, one of the trusty volunteers at Kinclaven, took this stunning photo of this adorable little one at Kinclaven Bluebell Wood earlier this week. Jim almost stood upon as he got out of his car but it eventually scampered off and up the tree. It...
Benedict Bate is a volunteer speaker with the Woodland Trust who has been with us for a significant number of years and an excellent ambassador for our work. He has written a wonderful piece about a recent cycle trip (of which I am very envious!). ...
Grasses form the Poaceae family, their stems are round and hollow. There are four common UK grasses that can be recorded for the Nature's Calendar project. Read our blog to learn how to identify and record these grasses this spring. Find out how the Nature's...
Have you been looking skyward for the first glimpse of a swift swooping by? These summertime icons delight us with their aerial acrobatics as they return from Africa to breed in the UK. Looking back at 20 years of Nature's Calendar 'first recorded' sightings we would...
In so many cases where the abundance of wild species is falling, there is often a link with human activity, whether it is connected to pollution, changing climate and weather patterns or the loss of habitat from the development or depletion of natural features in...
We always love the updates from our volunteers showing the sights and sounds of their woods and Volunteer Warden and Wildlife Monitor, Tim Hewke, spends a great deal of time patrolling his local area but also reviewing footage from his trail cam to see who...