A big thanks to everyone who came along at the weekend to join us at Ripley Castle for our Yorks. & Humber Volunteer Gathering. After some really interesting updates from Site Manager, Mark Feather and Skipton Visitor Experience Manager, Hazel Birdsall, we were joined by Kylie...
On Saturday 23 March at the Moor than Meets the Eye event, ‘TIMBER! Trees, Tools and Tall Tales’, we felled two conifer trees. But why are woodland conservation charities chopping down healthy trees? TIMBER! was all about telling that story. When you walk into Pullabrook Woods,...
TAFWYL 2019 This year is the first time the Woodland Trust will be hosting a stand at Tafwyl. Come and find us in Cardiff Castle to chat about trees, woods and wildlife. Find out more about what we do and how you can get involved. You can...
On Sunday 28th April, 2019, some of the SE volunteer family enjoyed their first get-together event of the year at Wakehurst, West Sussex. Volunteers from across the SE attended and enjoyed learning about the seedbank project and its contribution to conservation, a tour of some...
We've go a huge amount in the pipeline for May - plenty for you to get your teeth stuck into. I also need to apologise to you because it appears that I failed to publish last months news! I'll try to pack it into here...
You are invited to this volunteer thank you event taking place on Sunday 9th June 2019 at the Great Fen from 1.30pm – 4.30pm. Taking place just after National Volunteers’ week, we’ve organised this event to celebrate all that is volunteering at the Woodland Trust and...
Zoonotic Infections are organisms that can pass naturally between different animals and humans. They range in severity from nuisance to life threatening. There are a wide range of circumstances where Trust staff, volunteers and guests can be exposed to these risks – practical work on pasture...
Spring is here and this means the longer nights have also returned (hurrah!). Our team of volunteers at Langley Vale Wood have seized the extra daylight to re-start activities in their arable plant surveying group, who have been out and about this week, looking to...
Woodland Trust volunteers and staff worked together to deliver a successful family event at Tring Park over the Easter holidays. 150 children took part in a range of Nature Detective activities at the park. Children and families bug hunted, whittled and crafted their way around a...
Starting work in December, a small team have been busy installing floating rafts, planting willow and felling trees around the reservoir in Yarner Wood. The reservoir has been transformed from the straight edged concrete pool that was once uninviting to people and wildlife. This is...