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...
Ancient woodland is a cherished and finite resource and, when the woodland restoration project started at Fingle Woods, it set out to turn around the losses of semi-natural woodland that took place in the 20th Century. The Forestry Commission states that, “between the 1930s and the...
New Estate Ranger Our new Ranger, Andy Thorn, started this week. He will be taking over volunteer management for our practical task days, and also for our wardens and practical group leaders. He is looking forward to meeting our volunteer group! Next Volunteer Task Day – 10 March Is… you guessed...
Last month Ian Graham, woodland warden brought along his colleague from AllState Adrian Tarr to join a volunteer task day in the Faughan Valley for the first time. Adrian enjoyed his morning so much that it inspired him to write the article below to encourage more staff...
The Trust has taken over care of a prominent Oban Wood, completing a suite of Scottish Rainforest sites stretching from Argyll to Skye. Dunollie Wood is an 80 acre ancient woodland occupying two small hills on the northern edge of Oban. The wood is visible from...