We are delighted that visitors to the Trust's Dunollie Wood have found hazel glove fungus - an indicator of high quality temperate rainforest. The fungus was spotted by retired Countryside Ranger Richard Wesley during a recent visit to Dunollie by Lorn Natural History Group. Richard spotted a fragment...
An insect survey at the Trust's Loch Arkaig Pine Forest has recorded two species of fungus gnat previously unseen in Britain. Fungus gnats are a large group of tiny flies whose larvae feed on mushrooms and fungi. Boletina gusakovae is more usually found in Finland and Russia, and Mycetophila idonea in...
Dear Ancient Tree Inventory Verifiers, I hope that you have had an enjoyable time verifying trees for the ATI since our last update. Please see our latest update below. 2020 has already seen some impressive trees recorded to the ATI, and I am very excited to see...
Guy Kent joined the estate team in January to help provide on-site management support to Langley Vale Wood, the largest of the Trust’s Centenary Woods in Epsom, and other sites in Surrey. 2020 will be a busy year for the First World War Centenary Wood...
[from Broadleaf magazine, Autumn 2019] Line of Beauty by Kit Buchan A well-laid hedgerow is the backbone of biodiversity, and the Trust plants plenty. Novice hedger Kit Buchan tries his hand at the art of hedging with expert hedgelayer Heather Swift at Smithills, and reveals how vital these ecosystems...
Is your first aid kit ready to go? If your volunteer group is heading out to the woods today and you're in charge of first aid, it might be time to give your first aid kit a bit of a once-over. Do you need to top anything...
[caption id="attachment_7067" align="aligncenter" width="335"] Fly Agaric fungus (Amanita muscaria) fruiting body under a birch (Betula) tree. Powys, Wales. October.[/caption] [from Broadleaf Magazine, Autumn 2019] What Lies Beneath by Fiona Collins A dark web lurks under the woodland floor – and we can’t survive without it. Fiona Collins talks with Prof. Lynne...
[from Broadleaf Magazine, Summer 2019] This room plants trees by Vincent Crump The Woodland Trust has planted nine million trees, thanks to the growing band of green-minded companies that support us. So who are we working with? What do you have in your house that has got more trees planted? ...
Plan Bee [from Broadleaf Magazine, Summer 2019] by Fiona Collins With our pollinators under pressure, woods and trees now play a crucial role. Fiona Collins talks to Bex Cartwright of the Bee Conservation Trust about bees and and restoring ecosystems for a brighter bee future. ...
[from Broadleaf magazine, Summer 2019] OLD GLORIES Fat-bellied oaks, spidery yews and spooky hangman’s beeches. Britain’s store of special trees is second to none, and the Trust is out to save them. by Kit Buchan In 2011, a healthy 900-year-old yew beside the church in the village of Ashford...