During 'lockdown' we have seen a large number of new visitors to our woods, here is some feedback from the local community Facebook page. From late March through to August 2020 we have seen a large number of new visitors exploring the Woodland Trust locations here...
It’s not difficult to stay socially distanced in Great Knott Wood and finding a purposeful task for lockdown was a no-brainer - spruce-pulling. Situated just south-east of Lake Windermere, Great Knott is a wood of two halves. Round the edge is the wonderful semi-natural ancient woodland...
A rarely seen butterfly, the purple hairstreak has been recorded in the Faughan Valley, in woodlands managed by The Woodland Trust Northern Ireland. We use transects to investigate changes in habitats rather than to simply estimate the number of organisms within it. Pam Hardeman, one of...
For many of us, the start of August marks the arrival of high summer, bringing long hot days and balmy nights and summer holidays! For most species of birds, it is a time of change. Both resident and migrant, the breeding season is all but...
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...