The colony of rare barbastelle bats in the woods of the Bovey Valley has been the subject of active research over recent years. This work has used radio tracking technology to monitor the movements of the bats between roost sites in the oak woods and...
Volunteers in the East Dartmoor National Nature Reserve have been taking the chance to do some real science; citizen science that is going to contribute to a better understanding of lichens across the ancient woodlands of the South West. The “Atlantic” woodlands around Dartmoor are...
We have the following volunteering opportunities available if you are looking for something new, or a new challenge to get stuck into alongside your current role (please note: opportunities will close once the required amount of applications have been received - apply soon!): Various locations/UK Wide: Mass Engagement...
On 14th August I went to go and meet a group of dedicated volunteers at Allington Hill in Bridport Dorset. It is always a pleasure to meet our dedicated passionate volunteers who take such care of the woods. I was delighted to be given a...
Lead Volunteers at Langley Vale Wood learn First Aid The safety of our volunteers is really important to us so we ensure that First Aiders are always available when volunteers are working on our sites. I joined eight of our new Lead Volunteers for Langley Vale Wood yesterday to...
North Wales Engagement Officer Kirsten Manley said that the recent heatwave in Wales was like being back home in South Africa. Which was ideal for her recent event theme about tree produce in Wales and Africa! Here's how it went...
In late July some of the volunteers at Hatherstone Wood enjoyed an evening at the woods trapping moths. Local Mr. Moth, Barrie Widden and colleague John Day hosted the event which coincided with the start of the nationwide Big Butterfly Count. Some 29 species were...
We are looking for volunteers to help out this coming weekend at the fantastic annual Forest Fest that takes place at the Highland Folk Museum (HFM), Newtonmore, this year on Sat 11 & Sun 12 August. We've had a few people drop out so we are on...
Please see the story on ITV West Country web page The Environment Agency is monitoring rivers across the region. Credit: ITV West Country The Environment Agency is monitoring trees and wildlife across the region with the prolonged dry weather forecast to continue. The Agency has declared Prolonged Dry...
Welcome to the network update for the Campaigning Team's volunteers' update. This month: NPPF Upcoming events Tree Charter Day Campaigns, blogs and a little light reading Best wishes and thanks for all your hard work Sarah National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) As I write we are all celebrating here at the Trust due to...