Winter may bring cold weather and darkness, but it’s still a great time to see wildlife. Some birds fly hundreds of miles to visit us for winter. Others are here all year round, but seem more noticeable in winter when fallen leaves and the quest...
Earlier this month, a real South East region collaboration delivered three days of non-stop guided walks for our long-term supporters. Jim Rice (Regional Development Officer) and Hannah Burgess (Gifts in Wills officer) worked alongside Phil Truluck (Site Manager) who led walks for five people at a...
Despite COVID-19 restrictions, a few dedicated wildlife monitors at Langley Vale Wood were able to carry out a transect walk in each of the 26 weeks of the surveying season from 1 April to 30 September. Wildlife Monitor Keith Lelliott shares his highlights of this year’s...
Ash dieback remains a priority in the South East, and we’re currently extracting approximately 40 tonnes of infected ash from North Grove Wood in Oxfordshire using traditional horse logging methods. North Grove Wood contains quite a few narrow slopes, making access difficult for timber...
Next Tuesday sees the first of our virtual events season as we near the end of 2020. Have you secured your place yet? Please see details below. We look forward to seeing you soon! An introduction to ancient tree recording Join us for an insight from Citizen...
Earlier in the year, the Trust ran a fundraising appeal to purchase an extension to the Hucking Estate, near Maidstone. This was a great success and on 1st October the Trust took formal ownership of the new extension. Fantastically generous tree-lovers across the UK enabled...
If there is one good thing that comes out of this year’s pandemic, it is the realisation to many that our natural world can provide tranquility and solace at times of uncertainty. Volunteer Linda Pitkin tells us about her love of botany: [caption id="attachment_18822" align="alignright" width="199"]...
As restrictions on volunteering currently ease, Volunteer Development Officer, Anna Claxton, and Site Manager, Phil Truluck were thrilled to be able to get out into the woods once more to meet an amazing group of potential volunteers at Home Farm, Hampshire. Obviously, the group size...
Not really! It's a leucistic squirrel! Captured on film at Longbeech Wood in Kent by the fabulous Tim Hewke, Volunteer Wildlife Monitor and Warden extraordinaire, this pale beauty is certainly unusual. If you are not familiar with the term, leucism is caused by a mutated...
We are fortunate to have two active orchards in the South East - at Hucking in Kent and Langley Vale in Surrey respectively. As it is the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, we thought we would update on how things have been for them...