On Saturday 23rd March Woodland Trust volunteers joined forces with the Belfast Hills Partnership volunteers to take on the task of planting a huge number of trees at Carnmoney Hill in Newtownabbey. It was a race against the seasons getting the last of our trees...
As most of you know we have been going through assessment days for the Investing in Volunteers accreditation over the last few weeks. Seven days of interviews have been held across the organisation with staff and volunteers being interviewed at each one. In addition over...
After what felt like a long wait for FC approval, planting has finally begun on the Tring Park extension. The extension was bought in 2016, to create a buffer next to a beautiful piece of ancient woodland- Stubbings Wood. We want to create a link...
Spring has a habit of creeping up on you, the hazy blush of green around the branches gradually increasing and taking form, until one day you are surrounded by young vibrant leaves full of new life and promise. It’s a gradual process, yet as we...
We are excited to announce that we have a bumper range of events organised across the coming months to celebrate volunteering in the SE. These fabulous events aim to bring people together from across the regional volunteer family, to learn from each other and as...
Volunteer Roger Parkinson was recently nominated for a Green Heart Hero Award. Whiles at the awards, Roger bumped into his MP Mary Creagh. Roger who is a volunteer speaker, woodland creation champion and part of a Tree Charter branch was nominated in the ‘individual inspiration’ category....
If you have ever had the pleasure of visiting Victory Wood near Whitstable in Kent, you will know it is a site of both archaeological and ecological interest. Naturally, we want to shout about this and, as per our mission, we want to increase the...
Hello all Smithills tree planting fortnight is done! We have had a huge number of groups visit us… The Olive School, Brownlow Fold School, Devonshire Road School, Myerscough College, Selfridges, Enterprise Car Hire, Co-op Insurance, Kenny Waste, Seddons, Bolton at Home, AFG Law, City of Trees (who...
During a spell of sparkling weather in February a few hints of Spring began to show in Houndtor Wood. This south facing sun trap was once an ancient woodland, part of the network of Atlantic ‘temperate rainforest’ that is native to the western side of...
We are super excited here in the SE, because, late in summer 2018, the UK’s rarest bumblebee, the shrill carder bee, was recorded at Victory Wood in Kent, a Woodland Trust owned site since 2004. So named because of its high pitched buzz, this species is...