In a 15-year labour of love, Woodland Trust volunteer Sir Bob Salisbury and his wife, Rosemary, have transformed a barren corner of County Tyrone into a wildlife haven. Their hard work has certainly paid off when their beautiful gardens and woodland known affectionately as The FOD, short for 'Field of...
The Conservation Assistants recently led a guided tour of the National Nature Reserve (NNR) for the Dartmoor National Park apprentices. This was a chance for them to see what the trainee scheme at East Dartmoor NNR is all about, and for both sides to network,...
Willesley Wood is a beautiful site found in the heart of England’s National Forest, which is in Leicestershire . Willesley was one of the first woodlands to be created as part of the National Forest project and is made up of a mixture of maturing woodland, wetland and meadow...
On Sunday 18 November Colerne Parish remembered their First World War fallen by the planting of 23 trees in the Woodland Trust’s Frank’s Wood. Wiltshire Council, through the Woodland Trust’s First World War project, invited communities to mark the centenary by planting trees across the county,...
Last Friday, Gwen Raes, our Estate Ranger at Glen Finglas, held her annual end of season bash for her volunteers. Most are Woodland Engagement Volunteers, who are the welcoming face to the public of the Woodland Trust at our Gateway Visitor Centre, but there are other roles, such as...
On Thursday 8th November 7 volunteers came along to our Kilcooley Wood in Bangor, Co Down joined by Woodland Trust staff and our task leader David Thompson to learn all about the practice of Coppicing. We kicked off the morning with a walk around the woods getting to know the different species...
Thank you to everyone who has given their time over the past few weeks, including those who joined our Dry Stone Walling Day on Sat 27th October. All very much appreciated, thank you. I am conscious that we are heading into a busy time of year...
Hi everyone, well the long hot summer came and went, and we were luckier at the Owlets than some of the local forest and farmland in the context that we didn’t suffer any bad fires, although we did find evidence of a couple of portable...
In searching the waterways for signs of otters, Natural England volunteer, Emma, has been discovering the beauty of Yarner Wood as it changes through the seasons… For the last year I have been volunteering as part of the East Dartmoor National Nature Reserve otter survey team,...
Saturday 24 November is the first ever national ‘Tree Charter Day’. As a Woodland Trust volunteer you are already doing so much to help us embed the Tree Charter’s 10 Principles. Thank you! Along with more than 70 other organisations, we designed the charter to...