An opportunity to create something new together Welcome to Whittle your new dedicated volunteering web platform. Whittle has been created to provide Woodland Trust volunteers with access to information about their volunteering, the organisation and any information that relates to specific volunteer roles, projects or networks...
DNA detective work is underway after the chance discovery of a rare fungus in a Suffolk wood. Woodland Trust conservation volunteers made the fungal find at Abbey Grove, adjacent to the new Millennium Wood, in Felixstowe. Suffolk fungus recorder Neil Mahler told eaenvironment the species was...
Applications for tree packs for schools and community groups have re-opened! We look forward to receiving your application but if you can’t wait until then, you can buy packs in our shop all year round. If you've got any questions please read our FAQs. Before you start you’ll...
In the UK, millions of pounds and thousands of hours are spent each year tackling the major issue of invasive non-native species. But not all non-native species are invasive and not all invasive species are non-native – confused? Earlier this year a new scientific study from...
Last year Woodland Trust staff met with The National Trust at Osterley Park. The purpose of the meeting was to begin looking at how we manage the risk of OPM (Oak processionary moth) collectively. Oak processionary moth (Thaumetopoea processionea, OPM) was first accidentally introduced to Britain...
We know that urban trees give us a whole host of benefits; from cleaning our air to making our towns and cities more attractive, helping people to relax amidst the hubbub of city life, and providing a home for nature. So that is why, in...
Amanda Brookes Since starting as Volunteer Development Officer for the central region in August 2017, I have been busy learning all about the Woodland Trust and how it supports its many wonderful volunteers. Viewing the Trust ‘with fresh eyes’, I am really impressed with the variety...
Free Publication Wood Wise is the Woodland Trust’s journal of woodland management. It is free to download and you can find it here http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/publications/2017/12/wood-wise-autumn-2017/ The latest issue focuses on how we can educate and inspire the environmental guardians and conservationists of the future. Many educators understand the importance...
During spring & early summer the risk of inflammatory dermal reactions following exposure to plant sap and sunlight phytophotodermatitis (PPD) returns to our woods. This is a very painful condition causing a rash and / or blistering. This type of reaction is usually associated with Giant Hogweed;...