In a recent incident a worker suffered a very severe hand injury using a Silky Saw whilst engaged in conservation work for a partner organisation. The injury was caused by the blade jumping out of a pinch when it was pushed and coming into contact...
Yesterday saw the launch of our new volunteer led guided walks programme at Hackfall. A huge thanks to Paul Randall and Tom Richardson, two of our new guided walk leaders, who led the walk. Hackfall sits just outside the village of Grewelthorpe in North Yorkshire. The beautiful woodland landscape...
I'm Juliet, a Super Campaigner volunteer, currently campaigning round the Tree of the Year contest. As a Super Campaigner I find that a lot of the campaigning is to prevent development that would damage or destroy woodland and trees and this can seem like a...
A busy day at the Four Lane Ends Wood. 15th May 2019 : The 5 person team of volunteers have spent a busy day working in the wood which was planted a few years ago on an exposed hill near Consett in the beautiful North West...
A huge thank you to everyone involved in the 4-day City Nature Challenge 2 weekends ago – we managed to register over 5,000 records (observations) across the Greater Manchester region, covering 800+ species! We came 6th in Europe and were respectably mid-table globally, which considering the...
Hi all and welcome to our latest Smithills update Staffing Russ Hedley will be leaving us in July, after four years’ working on the project. Russ’s guided walks business has gone from strength to strength (and anyone who has been on one of his walks will not be...
Spring sees the emergence of bluebells, which are a beautiful addition to many of our woodlands. We invite everybody to enjoy this amazing floral spectacle which sees the woodland floor carpeted in vibrant blue flora. Langley Wood is one of the woods at Heartwood Forest...
Hello I wanted to let you all know that I have made the very difficult decision to leave the Trust and become the next CEO of the RSPB. I love the Trust deeply and have had the most amazing and wonderful time working with you all over...
We still have spaces on our next Scotland Volunteer gathering. It's at Portmoak Moss in Fife, and with the theme of biodiversity, we'll be hearing from members of Portmoak Moss Community Woodland Group, who look after the moss and are very knowledgeable about its ecology and...
The first Scotland volunteer networking event of 2019 was a great success. Fifteen volunteers, four members of staff and renowned arboriculturalist Donald Rodger shared the day together in the beautiful village of Garvald, at the Whittingehame Estate and Pressmennan Wood. After the usual update from me on volunteering...