Written by John Triggs, Woodland Working Group Leader at Warren Farm We live in a world of hyperbole. On Instagram, every image is ‘breathtaking’; on Facebook every new experience, ‘awesome’. My friends, it seems, never stop seeing the earth from another amazing corner. Some have what...
Observatree is a project that aims to protect the UK’s precious trees from new pests and diseases – either arriving or spreading across the country. Working closely with experts in Forest Research and other government agencies, its team of volunteer Tree Health Surveyors are on...
The first day of September saw the return of what is becoming an annual bee walk survey at one of our most beautiful Kentish sites. Rescheduling due to the bad weather in August, obviously group sizes were restricted in comparison to last year due to...
Lorienne Whittle (Citizen Science Officer for the Nature's Calendar project) has written a new blog to share our analysis of your Nature's Calendar autumn 2019 records. Find out how autumn was progressing this time last year. Read Lorienne's blog....
Warning – fluffy chick photos! Back in March, our volunteer bird monitoring team at Langley Vale Wood put up special nest boxes for kestrels, little owls, tawny owls and barn owls, thanks to a donation-in-kind from our friends at the RSPB's Epsom Branch. All of these species had...
Dear South West volunteers We hope this newsletter finds you well and you have managed to stay safe and healthy. 2020 has obviously proved to be a challenge owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, with much of our outdoors and face to face volunteering suspended and many...
There is no denying we have experienced the most unusual six months. I hope you have managed to stay well and keep safe during these unsettling times. During lock down our woodlands remained open for local people to take their daily exercise, and we know that...
The last few months have been a tricky time for everyone, with many of us unable to get out and visit much loved woodlands, nature reserves, coastlines and greenspaces. By our very nature we are outdoorsy folk who seek out these places for volunteering activity,...
Dear Central region volunteers Firstly, I hope this message finds you all well, in such unprecedented times and real uncertainty. I wanted to say hello, touch base and let you know where we are with the resumption of volunteering. With over 790 active roles being undertaken...
You may already have heard the exciting news that the Reconnecting Grantham to its historic landscape project is a go! Woodland Trust-owned Londonthorpe Woods and National Trust-owned Bellmount, are both part of the historic Brownlow Estate, which had Belton House as its country seat and originally...