The cost of cleaning up fly tipping from our woods has been increasing over the last five years and in 2018 the cost was £200,000 across the UK. Since 2014, the cost of fly tipping and litter clearance has been £1.1 million Our urban woods are...
Volunteers joined tutor Damon Peacock this weekend for an introduction to the techniques and skills of hedgelaying. Despite the occasional hail showers, volunteers from Friends of Spud Wood spent a fantastic couple of days at the Spud Wood site, getting to grips with the tools and...
Welcome to George Lewis, the brand new Visitor Experience Officer for both Heartwood and Hainault Forests. If George looks familiar this is because in his previous role he was a Membership Development Officer with the Woodland Trust and was often at Heartwood with his membership...
The partnerships team was proud to represent the Woodland Trust at this week’s Sustainability Leaders Forum (SLF) in London. The SLF is a major event for leaders in global sustainability and was attended by the likes of Unilever, Deloitte and GlaxoSmithKline among others. It provides an ideal...
Ants are the most numerous creatures on the planet and there are many millions of them living in Fingle Woods, but why is the species of red wood ant (Formica rufa) such an important part of our woodland ecosystem? These wood ants that build the...
It's always exciting when we hear of projects that use different methods to engage and inspire people to care for our woodlands and the environment. Recently is the turn of SE Super Campaigner volunteer, Daisy Buckle, who is part of the national network of volunteers...
Hello and Sh'mae everyone – particularly the fabulous volunteers of Wales. I’d like to introduce myself as your new Volunteer Development Officer for Wales – my name is Martha and I’m really looking forward to meeting as many of our volunteers as possible, preferably out and...
Four volunteers along with our Contracts Manager Stephen got stuck into planting some new hedging along the boundary of Kilcooley Wood. The existing hedging and fence have been damaged during the last months as a result of car accidents along the busy Rathgael Road so...
The sun came out to welcome back volunteers from the Body Shop in January as they joined us for their second visit to Canal Wood. Four members of staff from the Body Shop joined five woodland working group members to plant trees, celandine and foxgloves throughout...
Thanks to all our hardy volunteers who joined us at Millfields Wood, Easingwold, last weekend for a fantastic weekend 'Introduction to Coppicing' course, lead by professional coppice worker and member of Leeds Coppice Workers, Tom Coxhead. Volunteers gained an insight about the practicalities and techniques involved in...