March saw the South East region welcome our new Volunteering Development Officer, Laura, who brings with her a wealth of experience, both in volunteer management and the field of conservation. Over to Laura to introduce herself...
The beautiful spring weather took your roving Volunteer Development Officer off on a few road trips, the final one this week being to Home Farm, near Alton, Hampshire. A stunning mixed habitat, this site really has it all and, along with a small group of...
Morning all! We're delighted our Alliance for Scotland's Rainforest film is a finalist in the #CharityFilmAwards! to all who voted already...
It’s been a while since we last updated you on our landscape-scale partnership project in Sussex, the Lost Woods of the Low Weald and Downs - with partners the Sussex Wildlife Trust, Small Woods Association, Action in Rural Sussex and the Environment Agency. Since April 2020,...
It is exciting when new people join the team and we are delighted to welcome Eithne Tynan, who has hit the ground running in the role of Regional Development Officer. Read on to find out more about her! Eithne says: "As Regional Development Officer for the...
The woodlands are bursting back into life as small glimpses of spring occur (OK, maybe not this week - as I write this, it is very wet and windy, but I can see the flowers poking through!). However, I have chosen to focus on a...
This time we find out about a longstanding volunteer and support, Peter Haley, who is a key volunteer in the team at Philipshill Wood, which though relatively small at 36 hectares, sees a great deal of activity, not least from the fantastic group that regularly...
Only just over a month into the New Year and we’re already dealing with another potential controlled pest at Brede High Woods, East Sussex, in the form of the 8-toothed European spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus), which - though tiny- you will agree sounds like...
It is with sadness that we bid another member of the South East team 'adieu' this month, as Grace Davis, Engagement and Communications Officer for the region, embraces a new role within the Trust. After over four years it is exciting to hear that Grace...
The largest of our four First World War Centenary Woods, Langley Vale Wood has pockets of ancient woodland, diverse and fascinating wildlife and flora, and stunning views over the rolling hills of the North Downs. In the coming years, our ambitious woodland creation scheme will...