We think so because one of our Kent volunteers has spotted a first early purple orchid! Thanks so much to Woodland Warden, Rob Lyne, who supports Earley Wood, for this fantastic picture. If you have any sightings or news to share, please do let us know! ...
Woodland restoration is a slow process requiring a determined approach and, with good planning and dedication, Houndtor Woods in the Bovey Valley is showing real signs of progress. For decades, the dense cover of introduced conifer trees has been casting shade over the ancient woodland...
The latest issue of Wood Wise, our tree and woodland conservation magazine, reflects on what woodland ecologists have learned about natural processes and woodland management. We must build on and apply this learning to how we manage our woods and nurture healthy, resilient wooded landscapes...
Please note this is not a Woodland Trust event, please contact Pauline Campbell directly. Please come and join us to record the fauna and flora in the Park including the internationally important Arboretum with the Annesley Garden at its core. This walled garden has been in...
We've been working with a Hampshire zoo to plant more than 7,000 trees on its farmland to benefit both its zoo animals and British wildlife. Once the eight-acre woodland begins to mature at Marwell Zoo, animals such as giraffe, okapi and bongo will enjoy a plentiful...
We’ve had a busy few weeks in Spud Wood, Oughtrington and we wanted share what we’d been up to. If you’d been to the wood recently you might have noticed that some work has been going on in addition to the coppicing and wood allotments. In...
It’s with great enthusiasm that I write my first update following the success of our ‘Investors in Volunteers’ award, a huge thanks to all our volunteers, some of who were involved in the assessment process, it’s great to know volunteering is working well, both for...
16th March was the final day of a whole week of tree planting and Rhododendron removal at Kinclaven Bluebell Wood. After a run of sunny weekdays that saw primary school children and volunteer staff from some of our corporate sponsors planting trees in the spring...
The longer days and recent sunny weather makes us hopeful Spring is round the corner and a perfect time to let you know what is happening in the South West. This will be the first of a regular update from me to you – our...
The Woodland Trust has bought spectacular Ben Shieldaig in the North-west of Scotland after a public appeal raised the purchase price of £1.6M in a little over two months. Fundraising continues with a target to raise a further £3.4M for management costs. People seem to...