Northern Ireland volunteers came together on the 8th December to enjoy an early Christmas get-together. We welcomed 26 festive volunteers to join us for a walk in Oakfield Glen & Bashfordsland Wood where we foraged for holly, ivy, berries and twigs before making our way...
Jeremy Evans One of the South West’s Outreach advisors has been working with Wiltshire County Council to support their ambitious planting project to plant 10,000 trees in memory of the men and women who died in the First World War The council worked with 109 Community...
Huge congratulations to all the volunteers and to site manager Jill Aitken after a phenomenal planting week at Kinclaven Bluebell Wood in Perthshire. The Trust bought this stunning oak wood in 2017, along with some adjacent fields, many of which had previously been under woodland...
Thank you so much for all of your support in 2018! Our wonderful Woodland Trust volunteers help us to plant trees, protect woods and inspire people to enjoy the nature on their doorstep. You enable us to reach so much farther than we ever could without...
As the year draws to a close, we wanted to keep you up to date with news from the South West. It has been a busy year but we’ve achieved a huge amount for woods and trees with your help. Next year’s plans see new volunteering opportunities...
We are very pleased to announce that the Woodland Trust now has over 250,000 members! This is a HUGE milestone for us as an organisation, and our longer term strategy. We’ve come such a long way since day one in 1972. Thanks to a group of...
Kinclaven Woodland Working Group have boundless energy and enthusiasm! Having helped out for several days at our planting week the week before last, helping corporate volunteers and school children plant trees and remove rhododendron, the group has now had another really good go at both activities,...
There are no beavers at Fingle Woods but diesel-powered machines are building beaver dams As the “rewilding” debate expands its wings outside the confines of the conservation world and enters the mainstream media, Fingle Woods finds itself looking at where it can play a part. In...
We are looking for event volunteers for weekdays only at the Caravan, Camping and Motorhome Show, NEC, Birmingham - February 2019. The show dates are 19th - 24th February and we are looking for volunteers to help give away trees on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The...
Observatree volunteers have now submitted 5000 records since the project began in 2013. This is a huge contribution to tree health across the UK so a huge thank you to all our volunteers who have given up their time. The Observatree dataset is quickly becoming a...