The secrets of Sutton Park in Sutton Coldfield were uncovered as Woodland Trust volunteers attended a ranger-led guided walk the other week. Meeting up at the visitor centre, the group met park ranger Matt and before setting off he described the site's mosaic of habitats...
It’s the phone call none of us want to make, as it means there’s an emergency and help is needed urgently. Woodland Trust staff or volunteers who find themselves in an emergency must try not to panic and feel confident to call 999. This Guidance Note is...
Every year the butterfly conservation trust run the big butterfly count from the 19th July to 11th August Butterflies react very quickly to change in their environment which makes them excellent #biodiversity indicators 🦋 Photo: Large White (Pieris brassicae) by Kasia Bednarska From Butterfly conservation trust It would be fantastic if...
Every year Skipton Town hosts Sheep Day, the day celebrates Skipton's heritage, its Anglo-Saxon name being 'Sceap Tun', meaning Sheep Town. The famous 'Sheep Show' takes place at regular intervals throughout the day; the show looks at different breeds of sheep, sheep shearing and even...
Every year the Woodland Trust set up a stand at the Great Yorkshire Show, they are based in the Woodland Area near the blue gate. This year everyone who signed up for communications from us on an expression of interest form received a free sapling...
Successful Volunteer Thank you Event – 29 June A great day was had by all at the recent volunteer get together at Welshpool on Saturday 29 June. Volunteers and staff, including Wales’ Director Natalie Buttriss, met at the village hall for tea and biscuits followed by an...
Collaboration in the Celtic Rainforest The Woodland Trust, or Coed Cadw in Wales, is working in partnership with The Snowdonia Society to work with volunteers conserving our wooded landscapes and woodland skills, particularly at our celtic rainforest site: Coed Felenrhyd & Llennyrch. We have been running...
I joined the Northern Outreach team in November 2018 as an Outreach Adviser for the Northern Forest, having been at the Trust for 3 years. It is pretty much my dream job – getting to work and live in the north, explore the wide ranging...
Nature’s Calendar is an important UK phenology database containing nearly three million records dating back to 1736. Phenology is the study of seasonal changes in plants and animals from year to year, such as flowering of plants, emergence of insects and migration of...
Mae app dwyieithog newydd yn caniatáu i unrhyw sydd â ffôn clyfar i helpu arolygu a gwarchod ein gwrychoedd/perthi anhygoel. Mae rhai ohonyn nhw’n filoedd o flynyddoedd oed. Dyma weddillion y coetir a oroesodd pan gliriwyd y tir ar gyfer amaethyddiaeth. Nhw, bellach, yw gewynnau tirlun...