Whinny Hill is a stunning Woodland Trust Scotland site near the shores of Loch Lomond, and from January to March this year we planted a 6 hectare field there that was formerly rented for grazing. Approximately 4 hectares were deer fenced and 3.3 hectares planted...
Thanks to our members and supporters we have been able to buy our part of Ausewell Woods, joining once again with the National Trust, to manage the valuable woodland habitat and refuge for wildlife. Ausewell is described as a lost world, a refuge for increasing rare and...
Each night a sleepy corner of the country is being turned into a march of the amphibians as hundreds of toads and newts make a perilous journey across a busy road to breed. This mass migration to the Woodland Trust owned Haddon Wood, near Castle Carey,...
Article submitted by Alan Matthews, Wildlife Monitor at Langley Vale Wood Five years after the Langley Vale Wood site was acquired by the Woodland Trust, volunteers conducted regular surveys in 2019 to monitor the numbers and species of birds seen. A comparison with a baseline survey...
Volunteer warden and conservationist Tim Hewke monitors four sites across Kent; keeping his eyes, ears and few special camera traps on the comings and goings at the woods. Tim is collecting some marvellous footage of British wildlife displaying their natural behaviours within our woods. Tim's recent...
Albeit the rain, spirits were sky high last week thanks to a wonderful week of celebrating all things Brynau! When I first arrived on site I noticed the path was covered in tiny footprints… except they weren’t the foot prints of a rabbits, dogs nor deer… but...
Home Farm's Forest of Flowers Last summer was the crowning glory for Alwyn’s Forest of Flowers project in Huby, North Yorkshire… a pair of peregrines moved onto his land because the wildlife had increased so much that they felt this would be a great place to...
Large scale planting undertaken at Tebay Common, in Cumbria in 2012 and 2013 is now beginning to bear fruit both for biodiversity and flood reduction. The link to the film below shows the original work undertaken Tebay Common Planting Tebay Common was brought into an agri-environment scheme...
During times of self-isolation and social distancing, it is important that we all find ways to continue to connect with nature. Our Ancient Tree Inventory could provide the perfect way to learn more about the incredible world of ancient trees. The Ancient Tree Inventory is a...
Gwen Raes, Estate Ranger, and Hamish Thomson, Estate Manager, set up a wonderful day to kickstart the new visitor and event season for existing and new volunteers at Glen Finglas, our largest Woodland Trust estate in the UK. Volunteer roles there now include Woodland Engagement volunteers,...