We are really pleased to announce the production of a brand new Cheshire Walks leaflet. This has been compiled and produced with the extensive help and support of volunteer Rawdon Jones, who researched and walked all the routes. The walks leaflet is available in the...
Over the last few months many of us have been forced by circumstance to adapt and respond to the rapidly changing situations around us, coming up with innovative solutions to the challenges we have faced. Here at the Woodland Trust within the world of volunteering...
We have all experienced the last few months in so many different ways, but a resonating message that reappears over and over is just how much the year 2020 has been a time of reconnection and appreciation of the world around us. From an appreciation of...
Coming up at the end of August we have a great new event taking place at the Young People's Forest, Mead. With all the recent restictions it's been a while since we have been able to hold any events so we are looking forward to...
We would love to hear your stories on how you managed to connect with nature during lockdown. Please send over any photos with either a few paragraphs or a full article to amandabealing@woodlandtrust.org.uk and then I can publish the South West Stories on Whittle. So this...
Dear Ancient Tree Verifiers I hope you are all keeping well. Apologies that I have not been in touch with an update for a few weeks (is it just me or is the summer flying by?!). Ancient Tree Research Project Update: I am going to keep this update fairly...
Ian Riches is one of two fantastic and incredibly dedicated Woodland Working Group leaders at Kinclaven Bluebell Wood in Perthshire, Ian is also a Woodland Warden at Kinclaven and he has shared his lockdown experiences and some lovely photos from his beloved Kinclaven with us. ...
Thanks to funders, some 150,000 native trees will start to be planted over the next five years to create a new, large woodland next to the Gnoll Country Park in Neath. The site, currently called Brynau named after the small area of ancient wood that...
We wanted to share some excellent photos of insects that some of our fabulous wildlife monitor volunteers have shared with us over the past month. These are all taken in our Kent woods. Clouded Yellows mating at Hucking Estate, near [caption id="attachment_18008" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Clouded Yellows mating...
Juliet Wilson is a volunteer Super Campaigner with us and has written an article about how lockdown has given her time to connect with nature in some unusual places! Here is her interesting and very heartwarming piece: When lockdown was imposed and we were limited to...