On a wet, cold Sutherland morning, while many people are busy Christmas shopping, or lighting the fire to settle in to avoid an unpleasant day, a joint event run between Trees for Life and Woodland Trust Scotland at our most Northerly Wood, Ledmore and Migdale,...
I am planning the first central England volunteer network event for 2020 and this will take place at Belton House, Grantham. More details to follow, but please save the date, it would be wonderful to see you there! Keep an eye on Whittle for forthcoming events...
On a frosty, but bright and sunny day helpers travelled from near and far to take part in a mass tree planting event at Tring Park. Organised as part of the Big Climate Fightback the event was extremely well supported with many people booking on...
In support of the Big Climate Fightback Campaign, National Trust and Woodland Trust staff and volunteers congregated on Wednesday 5 December at Bellmount Tower Car Park near Londonthorpe Woods, Lincolnshire for our first ever joint volunteer tree planting event. The Woodland Trust’s Londonthorpe Woods sit happily...
Some very exciting news. A few weeks ago we welcomed the BBC filming crew at Avoncliff wood . Our very own Joe Middleton site manager for the area will be on Countryfile this Sunday 8th December which shows on BBC 1 at 5:20 pm - 6:20...
Monitoring wildlife on the Woodland Trust estate is incredibly important. It can help to inform our management of the site, contribute to national databases tracking population trends, and consequently lead to positive change in policy and practice to benefit wildlife. It is therefore essential that...
Despite being densely populated, the South East region remains highly wooded and rich in ancient woodland. Each year we work with volunteers to deliver high standards of woodland management for people and wildlife across 115 Woodland Trust sites covering approximately 3,300 hectares of woodland. [caption id="attachment_14527"...
Halloween may now be a distant memory for most, but for over 600 people who braved Hainault Forest's annual Spooky Walk, it will be forever etched in their minds! George Lewis, Visitor Experience Officer, was there to oversee the scary shenanigans: "On all hallows’ eve, as the...
Standing out in the landscape, Gault wood is a lush green woodland surrounded by arable fields in the Fens. Located close to the Cambridgeshire town of March, the closest wood is 10kms away! The woodland was planted entirely by a team of volunteers from the...
By Nigel Watson, Volunteer Warden at Great Ridings Wood A successful one-day practical conservation project at Great Ridings Wood was held on Sunday 17 November. The aim was to cut back the large, invasive laurel between the woodland and the bridleway on the south edge of...