Sunday 16th December was a day to visit this beautiful Woodland Trust site near Loch Leven in Fife, to choose your free takeaway Christmas tree! This popular event has been running for many years. The recipe is that you turn up, choose a tree, cut it down and take it...
Last week a group of Woodland Trust volunteers joined forces with The Conservation Volunteers to cut willow pegs and plant them along the Glenedra River. We braved the blustery weather for a mornings planting on mostly stoney ground, it was a hard mornings work but it plays...
Northern Ireland volunteers came together on the 8th December to enjoy an early Christmas get-together. We welcomed 26 festive volunteers to join us for a walk in Oakfield Glen & Bashfordsland Wood where we foraged for holly, ivy, berries and twigs before making our way...
Jeremy Evans One of the South West’s Outreach advisors has been working with Wiltshire County Council to support their ambitious planting project to plant 10,000 trees in memory of the men and women who died in the First World War The council worked with 109 Community...
Huge congratulations to all the volunteers and to site manager Jill Aitken after a phenomenal planting week at Kinclaven Bluebell Wood in Perthshire. The Trust bought this stunning oak wood in 2017, along with some adjacent fields, many of which had previously been under woodland...
Volunteers from our northern region have joined us over two weekends in the last month, attending our introduction to coppice management course, run at Lymm in Cheshire at our Spud Wood site, and at Whittle Dene Woods, near Gateshead. Volunteers were joined by tutor Don...
We are delighted to announce that work has started last week on Pestfurlong Moss (part of Gorse Covert Mounds at Birchwood near Warrington) to restore the peat mossland. Work has been undertaken to install a series of plastic piling dams at key locations to re-wet this...
Thank you so much for all of your support in 2018! Our wonderful Woodland Trust volunteers help us to plant trees, protect woods and inspire people to enjoy the nature on their doorstep. You enable us to reach so much farther than we ever could without...
Our new practical conservation team at Nidd Gorge has been going strong for nearly 6 months now, and in that time has already achieved a huge amount on the site. The group is led in partnership with Harrogate Borough Council, with days being led by countryside...
As the year draws to a close, we wanted to keep you up to date with news from the South West. It has been a busy year but we’ve achieved a huge amount for woods and trees with your help. Next year’s plans see new volunteering opportunities...