At the centre of the National Lottery Heritage Funded project at Smithills Estate is community work. How do we engage Bolton's communities with the site? Why are some communities not engaging with the site? And how do we open up the wellbeing value of our...
Last week, I had the great pleasure of assisting at Coed Ffos Las School Tree Planting Week. Throughout the week, over 200 children were inspired to get ‘thoroughly stuck into the mud’ and assist the Events team by planting Oak saplings on site. During...
Another busy day for the Castle Hill Wood volunteers in October 2019. Another busy day for the Castle Hill Wood volunteers on 16th October 2019 as we had the services of Mark, who has many years of experience, teaching us how to fell our trees as...
A very big hello from myself! I am delighted to be writing my first Whittle page and wanted to take this opportunity to explain who I am and what I hope to bring to the Wales Volunteer Team. My interest in conservation began with a childhood kinship with...
October has seen further developments at our Langley Vale Centenary Wood, including the installation of the stone sculptures in the Regiment of Trees area. Simon Bateman-Brown who is the Site Manager at the wood talks us through current projects in his regular update below...
Ashenbank Wood in Kent has centuries of fascinating history, and its use during the Second World War is especially interesting. Hidden deep in the woods are the remaining features of three WW2 RAF camps. The camp’s 76 structures included three officers’ barracks and sergeants’ quarters, built...
It's November and this month is all change - the trees have gone from green to gold and the political world is topsy-tervey as we prepare to elect a new government. In this months update I'll outline what you can expect in upcoming campaigns, how...
Situated in the beautiful Derwent Valley, Pontburn Woods is a large area of ancient semi-natural woodland, and on Saturday 2nd November it served as the location for my first volunteer working day with the Woodland Trust. The weather forecast had promised rain and gloom, and so...
I am the newly appointed Assistant Site Manager for Central Scotland. Growing up in Cumbria fostered a love for wildlife and the countryside from an early age and whilst I was studying for my masters in People and The Environment at the University of Aberdeen,...
Autumn is a beautiful time of year, thanks to nature. We need you help to track the changing seasons. Follow the blog link below to watch our new video about Nature’s Calendar and how you can record nature near you this autumn. https://naturescalendar.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2019/autumn-watch-with-natures-calendar/ ...