Now Spring is here, the storms of February, which came to wreak havoc one after the other, seem like a distant memory. However, for Site Managers across the Trust, it has been a busy time, working hard to clear up the destruction caused. It has...
Bluebell woods are a breathtaking sight and the Woodland Trust has compiled a selection of some of the best sites to visit in central England this spring. The United Kingdom’s largest woodland conservation charity cares for over a thousand native woods, making it one of the...
10 years now Well, what a transformation in just under 10 years. The wood with the recent extensions now amounts to about a square mile in area and is the largest single wood in the National Forest. Over the past two years tree guards and fences...
Meg and Chris Mellish volunteer at our most northerly Woodland Trust site, Ledmore and Migdale in Sutherland. Here is a piece by them about their incredible and innovative volunteering efforts to protect trees that have been nibbled by deer as they emerge from their tubes: In the...
The sun is shining (intermittently), the birds are busy, the sound of lawnmowers fills the air (bring on 'no mo May!)...
Calling all Scotland volunteers. This is just a reminder about our first free online event for all Scotland volunteers: Topic: An Introduction to Nature's Calendar and how you can get involved Date: Tuesday 19th April Time: 6.30pm - 7.30pm Location: Zoom - please see joining details below. No need...
Osprey pair Louis and Dorcha returned to Loch Arkaig Pine Forest on Monday April 11. The pair are sticking with the nest they used last year - which took them out of view of our nest camera in Louis' original tree some kilometers away. This year though...
Back in June 2021, we took on 550 acres of grazing land at Snaizeholme in the Yorkshire Dales. We're delighted to announce that since acquiring the original piece of land, we've received enough support to secure an extension that will wrap around the head and western flanks...
March saw the South East region welcome our new Volunteering Development Officer, Laura, who brings with her a wealth of experience, both in volunteer management and the field of conservation. Over to Laura to introduce herself...
While spring might be in full swing on our doorsteps, with tulips, daffodils and even clematis adorned fences and pergolas filling our gardens in a welcome array of brilliant and rich colours of the rainbow, the story of spring unravelling out in the wild is...