After 18 months in development we are at last ready to launch our brand new website. The new site will go live on Tuesday morning – and we wanted let you know first. The new site has been designed with website users in mind so...
On Wednesday 25 September volunteers gathered to celebrate and acknowledge The Charter for Trees, Woods and People at Joyden’s Wood. Twenty five volunteers from a variety of roles came together for a guided walk around the wood which was beautifully narrated around The Tree Charter. [caption...
On Wednesday 21 August, a group of Woodland Trust volunteers teamed up with staff at the Bumble Bee Conservation Trust to record and monitor the various species of bees which can be found at Victory Wood, our very special site on the edge of the...
At the beginning of Autumn each year at Tring Park we task ourselves with the removal of the epicormic growth from the base of the Lime trees in the avenue that leads up from the pasture meadow to the Summerhouse via the Obelisk. The growth is...
Central region volunteers gathered for a network event at Heartwood Forest recently. This was the fourth event for volunteers that was organised in the central region and the aims were to share Woodland Trust news and updates, learn about Woodland Trust campaigns work, find out...
It’s an exciting time for the Woodland Trust, with the launch of the Big Climate Fightback. As part of the campaign we are running a whole host of tree planting and tree charter activities. Tring Park is running a planting event for everyone to get...
It has been the national policy for the last three years and remains so to offer every volunteer a polo shirt, but issue no other branded clothing. We will replace polo shirts if requested as they fade or get damaged. We do not supply fleeces, waterproofs...
Monitoring wildlife on the Woodland Trust estate is incredibly important. It can help to inform our management of the site, contribute to national databases tracking population trends, and consequently lead to positive change in policy and practice to benefit wildlife. It is therefore essential that...
Woodland Trust staff and volunteers are celebrating after one of our sites was selected as the winner of the National Forest Company’s ‘Forest for the people’ award. Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Wood (QEDJW) was given the award, which celebrates “woodlands exhibiting superb access and connectivity...
A huge thanks to all of our north England volunteers who have inputted their thoughts and feedback for content and venues for our volunteer gatherings for the coming year, which has been hugely useful. There is still time to have your say, Your feedback really helps...