Site news Following the reopening of the car parks at Walker Fold and Barrow Bridge, and with the spell of warm weather, the site has been busy with walkers. For the most part all of our visitors have been respectful and adhering to government guidance, and...
Big Novels about Big Forests Lockdown, with its many frustrations, has, nevertheless, been a opportunity to do some reading, and I’ve made my way to the end of two arboreal novels in the past few weeks. Both of them have, in their own ways, offered perplexed...
James Martin Content editor The robin is officially Britain’s favourite feathered friend - back in 2015 it topped a poll to find the nation’s most beloved bird. Easy to recognise, robins are also one of our most common birds, with a population of roughly six or seven...
[From Broadleaf Magazine, Winter 2019] From little acorns by Kit Buchan The Woodland Trust plans to plant 3 million trees this winter. Kit Buchan explores the network of seed-hunters, nursery workers, tree planters and companies involved in growing and nurturing all these trees, discovering some of the sapling...
[from Broadleaf Magazine, Winter 2019] A New Leaf? As part of the its response to climate crisis, the Trust is offering free trees, expert advice and grants to councils. Almost 130 councils have pledged to plant millions of saplings to combat carbon emissions, create new woodlands and...
Come and join us this winter for tree planting at the new Young People's Forest at Mead, as part of the #iwill campaign to promote youth social action. Help us plant the first trees on the former opencast site adjacent to Shipley County Park in...
During National Bird Box Week, two Woodland Trust volunteers worked alongside a volunteer from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) to put up 40 bird boxes at Coed Y Foel. This location was chosen after BTO volunteer Andy Turner informed Becky Good (North West Wales...
For a number of years The Woodland Trust has been working in partnership with Yorkshire Water and the National Trust to develop proposals for woodland creation on land owned by the partners across West Yorkshire under the auspices of The White Rose Forest’s Landscapes for...
Are you keen to plant trees and hedges in your garden or on your land? Do you want to see wildlife flourishing from your window? If you do, you can get started with a Woodland Trust tree pack. If you thought your garden was too small...
Is the largest living organism on Earth a tree? [caption id="attachment_16035" align="aligncenter" width="253"] Quaking aspen, Logan Fisher, Pexels[/caption] It might be! In the Fishlake National Park, Utah, USA, there is a forest of approximately 47,000 quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides). These trees are not, however, separate organisms; they are...