As an opportunity to thank our Scotland volunteers in Volunteers' Week we ran an ancient tree recording day at Drummond Castle near Comrie in Perthshire. 23 volunteers attended and it was a real treat of a day; massive oaks, Sequoias and sweet chestnuts, as well as...
The Fens – it’s not just flat farmland! It is a hidden world where there are little pockets of woodland area, which make up part of a mosaic of habitats which include grasslands, reed beds and pools. Last weekend Woodland Trust volunteers discovered the secrets...
The rain on the 7th made one or two of us think that Saturday 8th might be one of those rare occasions where we would cancel at the gate but no! The day was dry and increasingly sunny if a little windy. The day before...
The Woodland Trust in Northern Ireland are delighted to have been successful in securing funding from ALPHA to support upgrades to our beautiful Oakfield Glen & Bashfordsland Wood in Carrickfergus. The funding support was announced in June with work set to commence in autumn 2019 which...
During the Summer months we will be planning our volunteer engagement events for 2020 and we would like your help! We want to hear from you about the types of volunteer events you would like to attend and even what day of the week suits you...
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...