Still no news on the outcome of the Casa Mia planning application. The position appears to be that feedback was provided to the applicant by the Planning Office earlier in the year and our understanding is that the applicant intended to submit revised proposals in...
Hello all Welcome To Siobhan Fearon, who joins the Wildlife Group. Sport on the Square Alex, Pete and Pam braved the hottest day of the year (34.5 degrees!) stood under a gazebo on the Town Hall Square, where they spoke to visitors about the various wellbeing activities we have...
.....that's the number of hazel, oak and birch saplings we handed out to visitors to the Royal Lancashire Show over the weekend. We got off to a slow start on Friday not helped by the unseasonal driving rain and subsequent lack of visitors. However numbers picked up over...
The Woodland Trusts new property “The Young Peoples Forest – Mead” near to Derby, Derbyshire, recently received a visit from none other than the Head Forester of the Duchy of Cornwall, Geraint Richards who came out to see the project for himself and give advice...
The Lymm Runners in Cheshire have just completed their annual trail races around Spud Wood. The proceeds from the events come to us and site manager Neil Oxley was there to collect the cheque along with Jo Yellen, group leader for the Spud wood volunteer...
Our new volunteer wardens at Avoncliff Wood are trialing dormouse footprint tunnels at our recent acquisition in the west country. As part of a full monitoring study of the plants and animals at Avoncliff Wood, the volunteers have installed 30 dormice tunnels lined with white card,...
One of the osprey chicks at Loch Arkaig Pine Forest has been named in honour of Trust volunteer Liz Bracken, who monitors the nest by telescope from across the loch. Liz's commentary on what the birds get up to when out of view of the camera...
There’s still time to book on to this event for Woodland Trust volunteers at Heartwood Forest. Please see your invitation below. Woodland Trust volunteers are cordially invited to attend a volunteer conference at Heartwood Forest, nr St Albans on 14th September 2019. Heartwood Forest is a really...
Our First World War Centenary Wood has pockets of ancient woodland, diverse and fascinating wildlife and flora, and stunning views over the rolling hills of the North Downs. In the coming years, our ambitious woodland creation scheme will transform the existing arable land into both...
Woodland Trust volunteers are invited to join staff at The Bumblebee Conservation Trust to do a general survey day at Victory Wood on Wednesday 21 August, 10.30am until 3pm. Volunteers will be briefed in bee identification, ecology and survey methodology to help contribute data to the...