Woodland Trust staff and volunteers are celebrating after one of our sites was selected as the winner of the National Forest Company’s ‘Forest for the people’ award. Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Wood (QEDJW) was given the award, which celebrates “woodlands exhibiting superb access and connectivity...
A huge thanks to all of our north England volunteers who have inputted their thoughts and feedback for content and venues for our volunteer gatherings for the coming year, which has been hugely useful. There is still time to have your say, Your feedback really helps...
It was an exciting day to be at Skipton Castle Woods on Thursday 1 August. Not only was it the launch of the giant story chair and book, but also the day that VisitEngland assessor was coming to complete Skipton's re-accreditation visit. Depsite a forecast of...
Multi tasking Volunteer day at Castle Hill Wood in County Durham 18th September 2019 : Following a summer of tube straightening events at three of our recently planted woods, we had a team of seven volunteers keen to start work in the Castle Hill Wood in...
Leading Lanterns 2019 - Book Here! Bob blwyddyn, bydd Coed Plas Power yn ffynhonnell ysbrydoliaeth i’n digwyddiad lanterni cyfareddol. Eleni… Gwnewch lantern hedyn coeden. Bydd ein gwirfoddolwyr yn dangos i chi sut i wneud lantern a fydd yn dyblu fel eich cynhwysydd coed i fynd adre â...
At some of the volunteer get-together’s I have held I have been asked what other roles volunteers can do, and what do those roles entail. Please see the below table with some brief role descriptions for you. Not all the roles are available in the...
On Saturday 7th September volunteers from Somerset and Dorset met for a volunteer get together at Duncliffe wood. We were lucky with the weather and had glorious sunshine. We started off with a walk around the wood lead by Sarah the site manager who talked about...
Throughout August, you, the Super Campaigner Network have pulled out all the stops and helped us propel the HS2 campaign forward. We've had an incredible response - nearly 20,000 people have taken part and emailed Mr Oakervee to ask for a halt in the enabling works...
There is always local news being announced at Langley Vale Wood, our 640 acre Centenary Wood, set in the rolling chalk hills of Surrey. Like so many of our sites, much of the regular wildlife and plant monitoring is done by dedicated volunteers who know...
The past few months have been busy as we start to plan for our work in 2020. This involves taking stock of what we have achieved so far this year and what opportunities are on the horizon. The renewed public interest in climate change and...