Still no news on the outcome of the Casa Mia planning application. The position appears to be that feedback was provided to the applicant by the Planning Office earlier in the year and our understanding is that the applicant intended to submit revised proposals in...
Our new volunteer wardens at Avoncliff Wood are trialing dormouse footprint tunnels at our recent acquisition in the west country. As part of a full monitoring study of the plants and animals at Avoncliff Wood, the volunteers have installed 30 dormice tunnels lined with white card,...
One of the osprey chicks at Loch Arkaig Pine Forest has been named in honour of Trust volunteer Liz Bracken, who monitors the nest by telescope from across the loch. Liz's commentary on what the birds get up to when out of view of the camera...
There’s still time to book on to this event for Woodland Trust volunteers at Heartwood Forest. Please see your invitation below. Woodland Trust volunteers are cordially invited to attend a volunteer conference at Heartwood Forest, nr St Albans on 14th September 2019. Heartwood Forest is a really...
Our First World War Centenary Wood has pockets of ancient woodland, diverse and fascinating wildlife and flora, and stunning views over the rolling hills of the North Downs. In the coming years, our ambitious woodland creation scheme will transform the existing arable land into both...
Woodland Trust volunteers are invited to join staff at The Bumblebee Conservation Trust to do a general survey day at Victory Wood on Wednesday 21 August, 10.30am until 3pm. Volunteers will be briefed in bee identification, ecology and survey methodology to help contribute data to the...
A very big thank you to Geoffrey Foale, one of our volunteers in the South West who has sent in this fantastic array of photos this is what Geoff has said This year, once again, I have been regularly recording insect life from the South Devon...
Welcome to your monthly update. The Super Campaigner network has excelled over the past few months so thank you all for your hard work. The second half of the year has some big things in store so I hope you'll all be inspired by each...
Woodland Trust volunteers took part in a ‘tree pests and diseases’ course recently at Belton Old School Hall in Lincolnshire. Some of the greatest threats posed to trees were covered, including ash dieback and Phytophthora. The trainer was Matt Elliot, who is the Conservation Adviser for...
Tring Park Woodland Working group got together with Woodland Trust staff members and an ancient tree expert recently to learn how to record ancient trees on site. Arranged by Hannah Burgess, Visitor Experience Officer for Tring Park, and Geof Howe, the woodland working group leader,...