Volunteer Warden and Wildlife Monitor, Tim Hewke, always captures such amazing footage of the creatures we share our woods with. He has been waiting patiently for badger babies at Park Wood in Kent to come above ground and has been recently rewarded. Here, he has...
Thank you to Smithills Estate wildlife group volunteers who took part in the iNaturalist City Nature Challenge across Greater Manchester from 29th April to the 2nd May. Collaborating with conservation charities across Greater Manchester, the Smithills Estate promoted the challenge to encourage the local community across...
Dear Volunteers, I hope you all have wonderful Jubilee plans; I was watching the BBC documentary with the Queen’s home videos in this morning, it’s incredible to think her first prime minister was Winston Churchill. As we celebrate our 50th anniversary this year, and as I’m sure...
Volunteers Week is always a great opportunity to say thank you to the thousands of people across the organization who give their time so freely in so many ways and to celebrate the achievements that are only possible with the help of our volunteer workforce....
Since our last update, all of the projects funded through the Emergency Tree Fund (ETF) have had a busy first planting season. With many local authorities experiencing delays to projects in the first half of 2021, the majority have caught up and made good progress....
Hi Everyone, We are currently undertaking a Culture and Values project, where we are engaging with our staff and volunteers to shape our new culture together. Please fill in our online Culture and Values survey here. Volunteers are crucial to all the work we do at the...
The volunteer conference in late April caused a great buzz across the Countries and Regions and we really hoped you enjoyed delving into the work that you support across the Trust. From Scotland's rainforests to quizzing the senior management team, here in the South East,...
Scottish Environment Minister Mairi McAllan MSP visited Loch Arkaig Pine Forest this week for a tour of our restoration work. While there she met with Woodland Trust staff plus our most popular contractor - Tarzan the logging horse! [caption id="attachment_24693" align="alignnone" width="300"] Mairi McAllan meets Tarzan. Pic...
Over the last few months the site team at Smithills Estate have been felling an area of woodland affected by tree disease. Prior to work commencing, the team worked hard to find a method of felling the trees which would have the least impact on...
We always love to hear of wildlife sightings across the region - it shows what a fantastic job we are doing protecting the woodland we so value and care about. The plan here in the South East is to capture this through beginning a regular...