Our woods are home to amazing plants and animals - often harbouring endangered and fragile native wildlife - and they're all free for people to enjoy responsibly. However, throughout the pandemic and lockdown we have seen so many more people discover their local woodlands and spending time outdoors. Of course,...
Our latest volunteer network event for central England took place at Willesley Wood in Leicestershire. It was a scorching hot day, with temperatures reaching 29oC in the local area. Meeting at the Oakthorpe car park, we gathered around the map of the site (socially distanced of course!) and Ian Retson, our...
Prynhawn Da Wales Volunteers I am excited to share some positive news with you: I am running some volunteer events this autumn! I'll be kicking off with an informal walk and talk in each of the four corners of Wales. I'm aiming for these to be face...
Glenys Munro is one of our red squirrel monitors at our stunning Ledmore and Migdale site, near Bonar Bridge in Sutherland. She has written a piece about how she became involved in all things squirrel. I'm sure you'll agree it's an entertaining read!: I’m Glenys Munro. I...
After a break of 2 years the Great Yorkshire Show returned to a hot and sunny Harrogate, North Yorkshire, last week for 4 days. With covid still firmly on the radar visitor numbers were capped at 26k per day (usually 45k) but this made for a...
Last week I caught up with David Gedye, our fantastic woodland warden who looks after Meridan Wood for us. A small pocket of green surrounded by arable farmland, Meridian Wood is much loved by the local community in Bluntisham, Cambridgeshire. It provides a refuge for...
Summer used to be a relatively quiet season for forestry work – not so these days! Late summer and early autumn now sees our Site Managers roaming miles of roadsides, boundaries and paths undertaking tree safety surveys, to monitor the impact of tree disease, especially...
The Plymouth and South Devon Community Forest (P&SD Community Forest) will stretch from the heart of the city to the edge of the moor, encompassing 1,900 hectares of land to form a mosaic of different forest habitats. The Woodland Trust has been working with Plymouth City...
Given the announcements by the English and Scottish governments this week we thought we would give you an update of what that means for us at the Trust. In England from 19 July the changes are: No limits on how many people can meet, but try...
Victory Wood, near Whitstable, Kent, has become a stronghold for a number of rare and scarce species which benefit from both its unusual location in close proximity to the coastline, and active habitat management. This week we were excited to be able to host what...