Ian Riches is one of two fantastic and incredibly dedicated Woodland Working Group leaders at Kinclaven Bluebell Wood in Perthshire, Ian is also a Woodland Warden at Kinclaven and he has shared his lockdown experiences and some lovely photos from his beloved Kinclaven with us. ...
Juliet Wilson is a volunteer Super Campaigner with us and has written an article about how lockdown has given her time to connect with nature in some unusual places! Here is her interesting and very heartwarming piece: When lockdown was imposed and we were limited to...
This is to all our dedicated volunteers across Scotland, I wanted to say hello and to remind you that we haven’t forgotten about you all, nor about how much we value volunteering. It sounds like a cliché but we really couldn’t do much of what we...
Our local golf course has been a place of some wonder in the last few weeks. As we (cautiously) emerge from lockdown, I know how valuable this space has been for local people. We are fortunate to have plenty of green space on our doorstep, including...
Woodland Trust Voluntary Warden Saddhavati Monahan reflects on the Trust’s new aqcuisition in Spinningdale There is a piece of woodland on the edge of Spinningdale known as the Fairy Glen, through which the Allt nan Euan flows into the Spinnningdale Burn. It’s a small piece of...
I hope all WT staff and volunteers are well and getting through these strange times, and that nature is helping. One of the things on my mind these last few weeks has been what I am missing - many of my special places are beyond...
Despite the ever changing world in which we find ourselves, the Tree of the Year team have decided to plough on with the search for this year’s favourite tree in each nation. Nominations are open now until end of June. This year, in the midst of lockdown,...
Almost 80 different bird species have been recorded at our young woodland Lang Craigs in West Dunbartonshire, but this week a local BTO volunteer was in touch to say he’d spotted a pair of Ring ouzel (sometimes called the mountain blackbird). This is an exciting find!...
Our fabulous volunteers from Portmoak Community Woods in Scotland have been keeping each other up to date with their recent wildlife spots whilst out exercising...
This hermit's lock-down life has really crystallized for me just how important being in green and peaceful spaces is. Connecting with nature is just the best way of relaxing and for clearing and sorting of thoughts….a sort of brain flush! My recent daily walks with my...