On Saturday 7th August, we welcomed visitors to Uffmoor Wood for the first ever ‘Feel Good in the Wood’ open day event! Support for the day was provided by the Uffmoor Dog Ambassadors, a friendly bunch of Woodland Trust volunteers who welcome visitors to the site and tell them all about how brilliant Uffmoor is, as a...
Heartwood volunteers have taken part in a guided walk this summer to look out for the Purple Emperor butterfly. On 17th July the volunteers teamed up with the Hertfordshire and Middlesex butterfly conservation group, with the aim of spotting the Purple Emperor butterfly at Heartwood...
The Woodland Trust recently worked with the Sensory Trust to design and install a brand new sensory trail at Everdon Stubbs wood. Situated west of Northampton and south of Daventry, Everdon is a beautiful ancient woodland, which stands out in a predominantly agricultural landscape. Creating an engaging way to...
“I’ve been a volunteer with the Wentwood working group in South Wales since 2020. We started just before Covid came and shut us down. It’s been a funny start to the group, grasping at any chance to get out in the woods when Covid rules...
The lifting of lockdown rules has meant that I have been able to get back into the woods again, catch up with some of you and see what amazing work you have been doing. I enjoyed going to a wood very local to me in Exmouth...
In August the Woodland Trust led a visit to the Dartington Hall Estate in south Devon to see first-hand a range of agroforestry systems and to examine how agroforestry could be supported within the new Environment Land Management Scheme (ELM). Helen Chesshire, lead farming advocate, Mick...
Our tree planting dilemma Plastic is a problem. It doesn’t biodegrade and it's not environmentally friendly. Yet it's often turned to for its longevity and effectiveness when it comes to protecting young trees from damage. We know it's a concern for our supporters, and the scourge of...
Bringing Fingle Woods back to life The elusive dormouse, often found in its sleepy state, is one of the creatures thriving at Fingle Woods. It’s a stunning ancient woodland on the steep Teign Valley in the fringes of northern Dartmoor. Together with the National Trust, we took ownership...
In this the next in our series of spotlight articles, we are delighted to introduce Tim Kirwin , Group Leader (Frodsham and Runcorn sites). Tim, who runs his own organisation called Wilder Things, is contracted by the Trust to lead several practical conservation groups in what’s known...
As you know we have been heavily impacted in events and activities that we can deliver for our volunteers as a result of covid-19 restrictions over the past year. Now that restrictions are easing we are looking forward to recommencing our seasonal volunteer events. In preparation...