A belated thank you to Hucking Orchard volunteers, Raymond and Daniela Kenward for this beautiful photo taken a few months ago when winter had the woodland in its grip. Blizzard conditions blew snow onto just one side of these trees in Stubbs Wood, creating an...
It was a beautiful evening at the end of March and the South East team were thrilled to mark the start of their events programme for the year with an informative and interesting talk! 64 volunteers from around the region joined Site Manager, Kate Harvey,...
On a bright but chilly day at the beginning of March our Outreach Advisor Jim Smith-Wright spent over four hours answering questions at Marden Park about the lives of trees and how wildlife can be both friend and foe to woodland. The Woodland Trust is working...
Written by Lead Volunteer, Alan Matthews Highlights: Despite Covid-19 restrictions, volunteers were able to carry out informal surveying throughout the year, with increased sighting records being added to BirdTrack. Additional experienced birdwatchers came forward to assist with monitoring and recording. The number of species recorded in...
Written by Karl D. Tarratt Bisham Barn Owl Group Middle Thames Bird Conservation Trust Runnymede Ringing Group We started the year by installing four boxes, Barn owl, Tawny owl, Little owl and Kestrel at various locations across the site. Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) Lapwing returned to 40 Arces in mid-April and were soon...
As we all know, nature often finds a way and while we may have found the last twelve months difficult, we have no doubt also taken comfort in the fact that the wildlife we stand up for is always there. With this in mind, our...
Back in the summer of 2020, you may remember that the Woodland Trust, and its partner organisations, launched an ambitious and exciting project to restore ancient woodland across Sussex - the Lost Woods of the Low Weald and Downs. The aim is to rescue ancient...
Thinking back to Autumn and it seems so long ago already. Winter has made its mark and grey days will soon make way for spring. Obviously, lockdown has happened and things have largely come to a halt in the woods but we still have updates...
Well, what a start to the year. We trust that you are all safe and well and that 'Lockdown 3 - The Return of Lockdown' is not affecting you too much. In all seriousness, it is a hard time for everyone and winter can be...
Always up against it but ever resourceful - we could be talking about all of us this year, couldn't we? However, what has kept us all going in these uncertain times has been the discovery of the fact that life does, in fact, go on,...