A group of Woodland Trust volunteers nicknamed “The Anthill Mob” have rushed to the rescue of hairy climate heroes under threat from an invasive non-native plant. Hairy wood ants boost the carbon absorption of woodland, but risk being overwhelmed by Gaultheria shallon, a garden plant that has gone...
Meg and Chris Mellish volunteer at our most northerly Woodland Trust site, Ledmore and Migdale in Sutherland. Here is a piece by them about their incredible and innovative volunteering efforts to protect trees that have been nibbled by deer as they emerge from their tubes: In the...
Calling all Scotland volunteers. This is just a reminder about our first free online event for all Scotland volunteers: Topic: An Introduction to Nature's Calendar and how you can get involved Date: Tuesday 19th April Time: 6.30pm - 7.30pm Location: Zoom - please see joining details below. No need...
Osprey pair Louis and Dorcha returned to Loch Arkaig Pine Forest on Monday April 11. The pair are sticking with the nest they used last year - which took them out of view of our nest camera in Louis' original tree some kilometers away. This year though...
Hello Scotland volunteers, The National Planning Framework 4 Consultation is closing on Thursday 31st March, so there are only a few days left to take part! We are running an amazing campaign asking the public to support greater protections for ancient woodlands and ancient and veteran trees....
Scottish Environment Minister Mairi McAllan MSP visited Loch Arkaig Pine Forest this week for a tour of our restoration work. While there she met with Woodland Trust staff plus our most popular contractor - Tarzan the logging horse! [caption id="attachment_24693" align="alignnone" width="300"] Mairi McAllan meets Tarzan. Pic...
Morning all! We're delighted our Alliance for Scotland's Rainforest film is a finalist in the #CharityFilmAwards! to all who voted already...
Lynsey Ewan is a Woodland Trust Scotland member of staff - her role is as a Coordinator for our Membership Development Officers. Her route into this work was through volunteering with us, which is often the case. Volunteering can be a step into the world...
The Trust's biggest UK site just got a little bit bigger! We have acquired a 99-year lease on 77 hectares of land at Portnellan – between Loch Venachar and the A821. Portnellan will provide a new winter home for Glen Finglas' prize-winning pedigree herd of Luing cattle...
Jim and Elspeth Gibb are relatively new Woodland Trust volunteers - two of the 230 volunteers who signed up in 2021 in Scotland to collect tree seeds for us for much needed trees for our own and other land. I asked them to write a piece...