Hello Woodland Trust Scotland Volunteers! I hope that you have all had a peaceful, relaxing Christmas and that your plans weren't too thwarted by pesky Covid. Hopefully too you've been able to get out in nature and to soak up all the benefits to wellbeing that...
Nothing can curb the enthusiasm of the Kinclaven Bluebell Wood Woodland Working Group! Led by "The two Ians", Ian Riches and Ian Stokes, this group has been growing from strength to strength in the few years since it started. With over 60 members, the group has...
Dear Woodland Trust Scotland volunteers, It's been quite a year and perhaps the most notable memory from 2020 for us in terms of volunteering is that nearly all our volunteers have stuck with us! All the team at Woodland Trust Scotland would like to offer heartfelt...
Hello all Woodland Trust Scotland volunteers, Just in case you are in need of a break from the festivities, have a go at our 'Twelve Days of Christmas Quiz'! Sit back with your mince pie and sherry and have a go, and you might pick up...
Anyone stuck for a Christmas gift idea could follow Dame Judi Dench's lead. She dedicated a grove at Woodland Trust’s Ledmore and Migdale Wood in Sutherland. A post marking the grove has recently been erected, after Dame Judi sent out cards last Christmas telling friends she was...
As the demand for new native trees rises with ambitious tree planting targets, it's becoming harder for the supply to keep up. In some parts of Scotland it's getting trickier to get hold of locally provenant trees for our planting projects, both on our own...
Thousands of people across the UK voted for their favourite trees from those that were nominated and shortlisted. Members of the public and communities had nominated special trees they feel passionately about for their cultural, heritage and ecological value. Our winner in Scotland was the Survivor...
Lynsey Ewan is a member of the Kinclaven Bluebell Wood Woodland Working Group, as well as a Woodland Trust Member of staff - she coordinates the activity of our Membership Development Officers. The Kinclaven group ran a very successful first activity day since lockdown last week. ...
I’ve always been a big picture kind of person. At work I excelled at planning a job and making sure it got done but was not so great at checking all the details. When I’m out and about I love the big vistas, that take...
Alison Stewart is a very dedicated volunteer Woods Under Threat Detector, whereby she reviews planning registers for applications that may involved damage to ancient woodlands and trees. Her role also includes reviewing local authority development plans, again carefully looking to see if woods and trees...