The Faughan Valley volunteers were out in force learning about how fish grow on trees with our partner Loughs Agency in our Oaks Wood. Lionel from Loughs Agency (and WT volunteer) gave a training session on kick sampling training (getting into the river, disturbing the...
In glorious sunshine, members of the North regional team gathered at Low Burnhall, Durham, last week, to celebrate the re-naming of part of the site in honour of the man who has, quite literally, put woods and trees on the map in the North-East of...
On the 10th May we gathered for our launch event at Mead in Derbyshire, the UK’s first Young People’s Forest. This new 162ha site is a former open cast coal mine, similar in many respects to QEDJW in Leicestershire. However this new acquisition has the added...
Hello there! Calling all Skipton volunteers...
Hello to all Skipton practical group volunteers! Just a quick reminder of our next task days. Whether you volunteer regularly, once a year or haven’t managed to get out to us yet, you are all welcome. Wednesday 12th June – Step repairs, north of woodland...
Great to see so many people at our volunteer thank you event at Smithills last week! Around 40 people attended our thank you event at Smithills Hall, where the various groups (Wardens, Wildlife, History and Education) gave a review of the year from their perspective and...
It was wonderful to see so many people come along to our volunteer thank you day, held at Slaidburn on the 6th June, and great to have the opportunity to celebrate and thank you all for all the wonderful work that you do on behalf...
A key piece of feedback from the Investing in Volunteers survey earlier in the year was that many SE volunteers were unsure about how to claim expenses related to their duties, e.g. reasonable travel costs. The Woodland Trust does not want to pose any financial...
Another wonderful spring in Oldmoor Wood. The 16 nest boxes have produced 110 young chicks this year. The nest box project started in 2005 when I became warden for the wood and over the years I have added more boxes. There are two Tawney Owl...
Spud Wood is 21 years old in 2019 and to celebrate this Friends of Spud Wood (FoSW) and The Woodland Trust wanted to do something to encourage more people to visit and enjoy the wood. FoSW have built a permanent orienteering course with the support...