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,...
It is safe to say that 2020 has been a year like no other. For me personally, it represents the first full year of having had the privilege of being the CEO of the Trust. We entered 2020 with an unprecedented interest in woods and trees,...
Lockdown - the buzzword of 2020, the action that has seen communities come together but also some anti-social behaviour that has resulted from people staying at home and discovering their green spaces. While it is difficult to understand why people go into such beautiful places...
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...
Over the last few months many of us have been forced by circumstance to adapt and respond to the rapidly changing situations around us, coming up with innovative solutions to the challenges we have faced. Here at the Woodland Trust within the world of volunteering...
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...