We wanted to share some excellent photos of insects that some of our fabulous wildlife monitor volunteers have shared with us over the past month. These are all taken in our Kent woods. Clouded Yellows mating at Hucking Estate, near [caption id="attachment_18008" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Clouded Yellows mating...
A pioneering project which aims to breathe new life into critically threatened woodlands in Sussex has received initial support* for a funding boost from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Led by the Woodland Trust, The ‘Lost Woods of the Low Weald and Downs’ project aims to...
Thank you to our Hucking Orchard volunteers, Allen Goodwin and Raymond Kenward, for submitting this article for Whittle. The Orchardist constantly frets. If it's not Silverleaf on the Victoria Plums then it's canker in the Worcester Pearmain, and if by luck it's neither of these then...
Members of the public are being asked to be on the lookout for the White-legged Damselfly, which is on the decline in the UK. Usually found fluttering along lushly vegetated margins of rivers, streams, pools and lakes in southern England and Wales, there are concerns...
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,...
The Trust recently ran a fundraising appeal to purchase an extension to the Hucking Estate, near Maidstone, Kent. We’re thrilled to announce that this has been a great success. Thanks to the generosity of people across the UK, this new expanse will extend Hucking to a...
During this time when many of us are unable to get out and about as much as we would usually like to do, we thought of all of us as members of the volunteering family for the Woodland Trust, we could support each other by...
Article submitted by Alan Matthews, Wildlife Monitor at Langley Vale Wood Five years after the Langley Vale Wood site was acquired by the Woodland Trust, volunteers conducted regular surveys in 2019 to monitor the numbers and species of birds seen. A comparison with a baseline survey...
Volunteer warden and conservationist Tim Hewke monitors four sites across Kent; keeping his eyes, ears and few special camera traps on the comings and goings at the woods. Tim is collecting some marvellous footage of British wildlife displaying their natural behaviours within our woods. Tim's recent...
During times of self-isolation and social distancing, it is important that we all find ways to continue to connect with nature. Our Ancient Tree Inventory could provide the perfect way to learn more about the incredible world of ancient trees. The Ancient Tree Inventory is a...