Another wonderful spring in Oldmoor Wood. The 16 nest boxes have produced 110 young chicks this year. The nest box project started in 2005 when I became warden for the wood and over the years I have added more boxes. There are two Tawney Owl...
Spud Wood is 21 years old in 2019 and to celebrate this Friends of Spud Wood (FoSW) and The Woodland Trust wanted to do something to encourage more people to visit and enjoy the wood. FoSW have built a permanent orienteering course with the support...
I’m the new Site Manager for North West Wales covering Snowdonia National Park including the counties of Gwynedd, Anglesey and Conwy. There are some amazing woods in this patch and I’m very excited to continue taking care of these precious natural spaces of Cymru. ...
As we reach the end of another fantastic Volunteers' Week, we all really hope that you have taken time to reflect on the amazing work that you do as volunteers and get excited about all that the future holds. You really are all inspiring in...
It's official - removing Canadian Goldenrod is highly addictive! At least, that is what around 70 volunteers said after attending Warren Farm's Meadow Day to mark the start of Volunteers' Week 2019 on Saturday 1st June! The annual event focuses on removing the rather pesky weed,...
We are delighted that last night we overcame a huge hurdle for our plans at Langley Vale Wood – getting planning permission for a car park! This is huge news for us as the team have been working tirelessly to get this application through since it was first...
David Logan is the newest member of staff for the central region, recruited into the role as site manager for Leicestershire. Taking over from Chris Williams, he will manage 21 Woodland Trust sites, including Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Wood, Willesley Wood and Martinshaw Wood. He...
Since the early days of the Fingle restoration project the ever-changing plant life has been recorded; monitoring progress towards the conservation goal of bringing life back to the woods. The variety and abundance of plants around the site are used as an indicator of the...
Family Fun Woodland Classroom will dazzle you with the orien-treeing trail - will you be able to find the trees in time? Alternatively relax beside the warm fire and help to make some woodlands snacks or create your own woodland art masterpiece. Meet the staff from...
Observatree volunteers have now submitted 1000 records this year, smashing our annual target, it is great to reach this so early in the year. This is a huge contribution to tree health across the UK so a huge thank you to all our volunteers who have...