Yes, it’s true! After a year’s maternity leave, I have returned; a surreal experience in that many things have changed and yet some things are exactly the same. I look forward to discovering more about what has been going on since June 2019, when I...
So, here's a little bit of anagram antics for you to while away a spare few minutes...
I would like to take an opportunity to say a huge thank you to our volunteer team at Smithills for responding so brilliantly to the changes in what we could do over the last five months. Some groups of volunteers have worked from home when...
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. ...