Only the second time we have ever cancelled a Working Party but I am sure it was the right thing to do as, given our schedule ,we would have been trying to shovel mud. It also meant that one or two who had been struggling...
I like to take a few minutes to thank a couple of volunteers for their contribution over the last couple weeks/months at Glen Finglas. Between Thursday 24th October and Saturday 26th October several volunteers from The Mountains and the People (Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland) were...
George Anderson, our Scotland PR and Communications Officer, reporting from this exciting project: Red Squirrels are back at Ledmore and Migdale after an absence of between 15 and 20 years. Ledmore and Migdale is our most northerly site. It is a stunning mix of pine and oak...
On Wednesday 30th October, I joined nine Observatree volunteers at Forest Research's Northern Research Station, south of Edinburgh, for a sharing and mentoring day. Charlotte Armitage, who manages this volunteer role, set up the event with Hugh Clayden from Scottish Forestry, April Armstrong and Katy Dainton...
Ross Watson, Site Manager for the north of Scotland, has updated us on happenings in Den Wood: SRUC (Scotland's Rural College) Craibstone Countryside Management HNC students have spent the last four Wednesdays at Den Wood in Aberdeenshire, undertaking a variety of tasks. Each week sees different...
Hello all A brief update this week… Welcome Welcome to Jo Rayner (Woodland Working Group / Events Volunteer) and to Louise Coulman (Woodland Working Group)! Tree planting Thanks to everyone from Smithills who has volunteered to help out with the tree planting weeks! Lantern Parade Thanks to all the volunteers who helped the...
Thanks to everyone who came along to our last volunteer gathering of 2019, in Rydal Hall, Cumbria on Saturday. We were joined by Heather Swift, Cumbria site manager, who updated us all on what has been happening on our estate in the county. We were...
Hannah Humphreys, a volunteer with us until recently, tells her story of how volunteering with the Trust helped give her a start to her career as an ecologist: Over summer I was lucky enough to be successful in acquiring a 3-month internship with Forestry and Land...
A success despite the weather – Tring Park festival of light. The weather was against us from the start for the 2019 festival of light, with strong winds and heavy downpours. Staff and volunteers still turned out in force with wellies and waterproofs. Volunteers helped...
This Saturday the Woodland Trust is kicking off new regular volunteer work days in the Avon Valley Woods, to involve local people in helping to care for these special woods. The Avon Valley Woods is one of the largest areas of open access woodland in south...