Volunteers came together last week for our last volunteer task day of 2019. We visited Drumnaph Woodland in Maghera and worked within the wetland area to cut and remove willow that was starting to dry up the ground. The wetland provides such a range of...
As we hurtle towards the end of the year, it’s worth reflecting - what a year! Trees and woods have never been more recognised for the value they bring. In a year when the climate crisis is so front and centre in the news, trees,...
'One of our core objectives is “To enable, encourage and promote formal and informal activities for all age groups, including any person with a disability or handicap, to take an interest in trees.” Doing that by planting >46,000 trees in this suburban area working in partnership...
So how can you identify a tree when the leaves have gone and you are faced with a seemingly lack of key features. It turns out that there are a few ways that trees can be identified during the winter months, by observing tree location...
Erin McKeown was awarded the Hazel award this year, unfortunately Erin was unable to make it to the awards ceremony so the award was collected on her behalf by fellow volunteer Peter Lyons (pictured) The Hazel award recognises the contribution of a new volunteer that has...
Hello all Firstly, I would like to thank all of our Skipton volunteers very much for your support this year – I very much appreciate the time you give to the Trust and to Skipton Woods, we couldn’t do it without you and the woodland is...
The Woodland Trust has decided to follow and document a year in the life of a single tree and we'd like you to do the same. We've been monitoring the Grantham Oak, a beautiful tree more than 400 years old, that many of us pass on...
There's a rhyme 'if ash comes out before the oak there’ll be a summer soak. If the oak comes out before the ash, there’ll be a summer splash’, but what does the Nature’s Calendar data have to say? Read our latest blog to find out: https://naturescalendar.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2019/oak-before-ash-in-for-a-splash/ ...
First trees planted at Neath’s new woodland as part of the Woodland Trust’s #BigClimateFightback...
Back in the summer of 2019, the five-year Lottery funded Moor than meets the eye scheme was brought to a close with a big Legacy Celebration at Manaton. It was reported that over 150 people listened to “presentations from a range of people who have been involved in...