Looking out across the woods this morning it seems that spring is well on its way with lots of birdwatchers in the hides and brimstones on the wing. I have shared a year in the life of Yarner Wood and have watched it change through...
More than £1 million in five years spent on clearing up mess from woods The cost of clearing up fly-tipping and littering from the UK’s woods has soared to over £1 million over the last five years, new figures have revealed. [caption id="attachment_10203" align="alignnone" width="300"] The cost...
A good dry day and all had arrived early at 9.45 on 6th so lots of things achieved. Thank you to those of you who let us know you were unable to come it save us hanging about at the gate. We hope that Jenny,...
We are so lucky to have some fantastic woods in the South East of England and one of our larger sites is Langley Vale in Surrey. There is a fantastic team of staff and volunteers who work together to raise awareness of the wood and...
I recently visited Fordham Hall Estate, which is the largest woodland creation site in Eastern England. Originally farmland (called Fordham Hall Farm) and gifted from an anonymous donor, around a quarter of a million trees have been planted along the River Colne. Site manager Jonathan...
Here in the South East, we thought it would be a good idea to do some introductions regularly to different members of the team, both staff and volunteers. This is a great way of getting to know each other, as well as highlighting the great...
One Tuesday evening in an Exeter hotel conference room, some of Fingle’s volunteers were getting together. As members of Devon Mammal Group (more at home in the woods but comfortable enough in the carpeted suite), they had come to listen to Professor Fiona Mathews, Chair...
One of the highlights of the East Lothian volunteer gathering on 4th May is a visit to see the Whittinghame yew. This incredible cathedral of a tree is in private land and we are very lucky to have gained permission to go and see it. We...
Are you a volunteer in Scotland and do you fancy helping out on our stand at the Royal Highland Show? If so, here are a few details to help you to decide: We are looking for two volunteers per day from 20th - 23rd June. It's always hard...
Last week the Woodland Trust joined Birmingham Trees for Life (BTFL) for their last big planting of the season. 1500 trees were planted in Norman Chamberlain Playing Fields in Kingfisher Country Park as part of BTFL’s wider River Cole Project. The park runs along an...