Each month there are stories and new developments to report at Langley Vale Wood, the largest of our four First World War Centenary Woods in Surrey, and September was no exception. Planning consent was obtained for the visitor car park, walking trails and memorial sculpture...
This summer the planning application for the car park, paths and memorial was approved by local councils. The team is busy working through the fifty conditions that are required to be met before work can commence. With so much going on at the site, it is...
Hello all It’s been yet another busy week here! Team Smithills out and about Last Saturday we had a stall at FoodFest, the fringe event for Bolton Food & Drink Festival. FoodFest was organised by Bolton Station Community Development Partnership, and had a focus on community projects in...
Our First World War Centenary Wood has pockets of ancient woodland, diverse and fascinating wildlife and flora, and stunning views over the rolling hills of the North Downs. In the coming years, our ambitious woodland creation scheme will transform the existing arable land into both...
Last week saw the second of this years volunteer led guided walks taking place at our Nidd Gorge site, near Knaresborough. The sun shone, the birds sang and all in all for those coming along it made for a pretty idyllic, as well as very...
A huge thank you to all of our Skipton volunteers who have given their time and energy to come and support our mobile visitor centre, which has been present on the main high street in Skipton for the last two and a half weeks. It...
Thank you to Jess Dandy for giving me the opportunity to speak at Swathmoor Hall Wood as part of the Songpath day. With the focus on encouraging people to engage with nature and to raise awareness of the benefits woods have in helping mental health, The...
Choosing a May Bank Holiday to hold an event, in hindsight was probably not a great idea and volunteer numbers were half (if not more) than usual. This however, turned out not to be so bad after all. The fruits of our efforts last June when...
My days are usually spent alone, working from home in my makeshift art studio, but not today. As I take off my gloves & put them down next to the mallet I've just been using, I can't believe where I am. Today is my first...
Delegates from across the crofting counties gathered in Boat of Garten for a two-day conference – celebrating rising interest in trees on crofts, and launching a best practice handbook to ensure continuing success in the sector. The event celebrated nearly thirty years of croft woodlands since...