It is exciting when new people join the team and we are delighted to welcome Eithne Tynan, who has hit the ground running in the role of Regional Development Officer. Read on to find out more about her! Eithne says: "As Regional Development Officer for the...
A short message to introduce myself - I'm Vicky Entwistle, the new VDO for the North of England. Some of you will already know me as I've been the Engaging Communities Officer for Smithills Estate in Bolton for the last four years - so if...
Jim and Elspeth Gibb are relatively new Woodland Trust volunteers - two of the 230 volunteers who signed up in 2021 in Scotland to collect tree seeds for us for much needed trees for our own and other land. I asked them to write a piece...
I'm so pleased that in 2022 we will be back up to a full complement of Scotland volunteer gatherings, and we have some exciting days out planned for you. If you'd like to come along, then please do put the dates in your calendars, and we'll...
We are thrilled to announce the acquisition of Green Farm in Norfolk The purchase of 119 hectares on the edge of the village of Thompson will almost double the area of land the Woodland Trust own in Norfolk. We plan to plant around 140,000 trees and...
The Woodland Trust (WT) has once again teamed up with the National Trust (NT) in an ambitious scheme to plant over 90,000 trees on the Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire. The WT’s central England outreach team are working with the NT to support them in the...
We’re pleased to announce that we’ve set up two brand new woodland working groups (WWGs) and have re-started a third group across the National Forest area, which covers parts of Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire. The National Forest has a unique story and the new WWG's will...
Despite the circumstances around the ongoing pandemic, the ‘Reconnecting Grantham to its Historical Landscape’ project has continued on an upward trend. The project has gone from strength to strength, rounding off 2021 in a great position meaning that 2022 has got off to a flying start. Early...
Cwm George and Casehill Woods are steeped in history and a wonderful site to explore, and within easy reach of Cardiff the site receives lots of visitors. To help us care for the site and engage with these visitors we are recruiting a whole host...
While COVID created many challenges, we can still be proud of what we’ve achieved, much of which would not have been possible without our volunteers. Our woods became important places to visit for many visitors. In the South West we kept all our woods open to...