Hello all It’s been yet another busy week here! Team Smithills out and about Last Saturday we had a stall at FoodFest, the fringe event for Bolton Food & Drink Festival. FoodFest was organised by Bolton Station Community Development Partnership, and had a focus on community projects in...
On 28th August, 15 volunteers from across Northern Ireland came together for a special visit to Mount Stewart a National Trust owned estate. Set alongside Strangford lough on the Ards Peninsula the estate spans across 1000 acres. Woodland Trust volunteers were met by National Trust Area Ranger...
It would have been even better if it was still called Ballathie Bluebell Wood, in which case I could have announced the septuple Ballathie Bluebell Wood Balsam bashing BBQ! Earlier in August 20 or so volunteers from the Kinclaven Bluebell Wood Woodland Working Group gathered together...
The latest issue of Wood Wise tells the story of oak – its role in British culture and as a haven for wildlife. But the UK's most beloved tree species faces many threats. And with hundreds of species dependent on oak, what would we do...
Woodland Wildlife Toolkit coverage distracted by working horses Back in the spring, BBC Radio 4’s Farming Today programme team visited Fingle Woods to learn about woodland restoration and our involvement in the development of the Woodland Wildlife Toolkit. Farming Today’s Sybil Ruscoe came to learn all about how Fingle Woods has been sharing...
Hello all Volunteer hours We have just collated volunteer hours data to the end of July, and the Smithills volunteer team have given a whopping 3353 hours of time to the project over that period! This is really amazing and reflects the diverse activity volunteers are doing...
This year we have reintroduced twinflower to our stunning Ledmore and Migdale Wood in the north Highlands. Twinflower is a beautiful and delicate wild plant that's in trouble. It has two pink bell-like flowers on a slender stem and is is one of our smallest native...
We’re all very familiar with the idea of reporting accidents and incidents – it’s clear that when something goes wrong, we need to let someone know. This is not to apportion blame, but to learn from incidents and prevent them from recurring. What we’re not always...
On 21 August the Woodland Trust volunteers looking after Castle Hill and the three Derwenthead Woods in North West Durham welcomed additional support from a team of volunteers from the NHS. Working with NHS Corporate Services, a volunteers day was organised at Bale Hill Wood...
Nature's Calendar records being submitted over the last few weeks show that blackberries are ripening across the UK. Have you picked your first blackberry of the year yet? Maybe even had enough for a crumble? We take a look at the records over the last 10...