At some of the volunteer get-together’s I have held I have been asked what other roles volunteers can do, and what do those roles entail. Please see the below table with some brief role descriptions for you. Not all the roles are available in the...
On Saturday 7th September volunteers from Somerset and Dorset met for a volunteer get together at Duncliffe wood. We were lucky with the weather and had glorious sunshine. We started off with a walk around the wood lead by Sarah the site manager who talked about...
Throughout August, you, the Super Campaigner Network have pulled out all the stops and helped us propel the HS2 campaign forward. We've had an incredible response - nearly 20,000 people have taken part and emailed Mr Oakervee to ask for a halt in the enabling works...
There is always local news being announced at Langley Vale Wood, our 640 acre Centenary Wood, set in the rolling chalk hills of Surrey. Like so many of our sites, much of the regular wildlife and plant monitoring is done by dedicated volunteers who know...
The past few months have been busy as we start to plan for our work in 2020. This involves taking stock of what we have achieved so far this year and what opportunities are on the horizon. The renewed public interest in climate change and...
Once again a huge thank you to our amazing photographer Geoff Foale for his documentation of insects in some Devon woods. Geoff recorded a female wasp spider in Woodleigh Wood which he said ‘I have been searching for 10 years and this is the first...
This summer the planning application for the car park, paths and memorial was approved by local councils. The team is busy working through the fifty conditions that are required to be met before work can commence. With so much going on at the site, it is...
Hello all It’s been yet another busy week here! Team Smithills out and about Last Saturday we had a stall at FoodFest, the fringe event for Bolton Food & Drink Festival. FoodFest was organised by Bolton Station Community Development Partnership, and had a focus on community projects in...
On 28th August, 15 volunteers from across Northern Ireland came together for a special visit to Mount Stewart a National Trust owned estate. Set alongside Strangford lough on the Ards Peninsula the estate spans across 1000 acres. Woodland Trust volunteers were met by National Trust Area Ranger...
It would have been even better if it was still called Ballathie Bluebell Wood, in which case I could have announced the septuple Ballathie Bluebell Wood Balsam bashing BBQ! Earlier in August 20 or so volunteers from the Kinclaven Bluebell Wood Woodland Working Group gathered together...