Would you like to sign up as an Ospreycam Research volunteer? For the third year running we are looking for volunteers in Scotland to review and edit the footage on our ospreycam up at our beautiful Loch Arkaig site. [caption id="attachment_9398" align="alignnone" width="300"] Ringing Lachlan the...
Anyone visiting the Halls Cleave area of Fingle Woods over the last few months will no doubt have noticed the new “leaky dams” that have appeared along the bottom of the valley. These human-built structures are designed to hold back the water and release it...
Hello all Welcome to our new volunteers – Sarah Hodgetts (Woodland Working Group / Volunteer Photographer) Gael Kouam (Woodland Working Group / Wildlife Group) Spring wildlife Our wildlife volunteers have been photographing plants and wildlife across the estate, including frogspawn and lesser celandine (the ‘herald of spring’)… spring is certainly...
This wonderful footage was forwarded on by Helen Greensmith, volunteer warden at Waukmill Woods. Helen was lucky enough to be treated to this wonderful spectacle on walking in Woodland Trust woodland one evening recently and we thought you may like to see it. This beautiful tawny...
Hello, I am Maggie McCallum and I volunteer as part of the woodland engagement and events teams at beautiful Glen Finglas in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park. I began working towards an MSc in Countryside Management by distance learning in 2015, completing it in 2018 through the...
Many thanks to everyone who joined us for our final day of our winter woodland care season for the Sibsey/Skellingthorpe team in which we gave a bit of TLC to the beautiful ancient woodland at Old Wood, Skellingthorpe. The sun shone, the birds tweeted and our...
Well, what a fabulous day we had on Saturday. Wonderful company, beautiful spring sunshine and lovely food, we couldnt have asked for more! A huge thanks to everyone who came along and joined us at our first North England volunteer gathering of the year at Norton...
Woodland Trust volunteers Ashley Peel and Louissa Bulver came along to lend some support at the Ballynature Day that took place on Saturday 23rd February in Ballynure Village. Joined by Woodland Trust staff Michelle and Jamie the team chatted to visitors about the work of the...
Volunteers gathered on Saturday 23rd February at Canal Wood to take part in a hedge laying training day. The training led by David Thompson was a huge success, despite a badly timed heavy shower! The group set about tackling a particularly difficult hedge on site which needed...
First thanks to the two Brians, John and Chris, not forgetting Abbie who were able to come on Wednesday 20th and plant the 75 trees (Hazel, Alder, Holly and Field Maple) The trees should go some way to screen us from the new house if this...