As you may know, Ash dieback is a serious fungal disease that is killing ash trees across Europe. Young trees can die quickly once infected, while older trees can be slowly killed by a yearly cycle of infection. One such wood that has been affected...
There are a wide range of skills being used across the regional team and there is always someone to learn from and something to learn about. This month, we dig deeper to find out more about Nicky, new Project Manager for the 'Lost Woods...
On Tuesday this week, staff and volunteers met to undertake some important orchard management. Langley Vale Wood's orchard is sponsored by our Woodland Trust’s long-term partner Sainsbury’s and was planted in 2017. Our team of orchard volunteers have been looking after the new orchard since...
Last month, site manager Peter Coles led a guided walk at Joyden’s Wood to inform regular visitors about the Trust's approach to managing planted ancient woodland sites like Joyden’s, just 13 miles from the centre of London. Peter clearly conveyed the importance and rarity of ancient...
By Aiden Champion, Ancient Tree Inventory Verifier This introduction to the importance of ancient and veteran trees for wildlife was written by Ancient Tree Inventory verifier Aidan Champion as part of a student project in early 2021. In this article Aidan explains why ancient and veteran...
Victory Wood, near Whitstable, Kent, has become a stronghold for a number of rare and scarce species which benefit from both its unusual location in close proximity to the coastline, and active habitat management. This week we were excited to be able to host what...
It has been a while since we were last in touch. What a wet early summer we’ve experienced so far! However, the rain hasn’t stopped our volunteers getting ‘back on the tools’ and it really feels like life beginning again as we welcome back our Woodland...
We are so fortunate to have such amazing volunteers across the charity and we love to hear about their journey. This month, we hear from Martyn Stenning, a wildlife monitor and volunteer warden at Lake Wood, East Sussex, who has been involved with the Trust...
The wildlife successes keep coming for our amazing sites in the South East, with the recent discovery of the heath fritillary, one of the UK’s rarest butterflies, for the first time at our Victory Wood site in east Kent and certainly a result of work...
Warren Farm is a beautiful 53 acre meadow in Ewell, Surrey on the borders of Nonsuch Park. 97% of meadows like this have disappeared since the 1930s - this is an increasingly rare habitat. Unfortunately, Warren Farm is being taken over by an invasive garden plant...