On Monday and Tuesday the whole Smithills team were busy turning the Estate into a film set! Over the two days we filmed footage in the woodlands, grassland and on the moor for three exciting projects: a short promotional film about Smithills, a longer information...
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...
Many of our sites have seen an increase in people visiting our estate during lockdown, and we know that for many this has been a way to improve their wellbeing during what is a difficult time for us all. At Smithills, a major aim of our...
It would be easy, when running a community project largely based outdoors, to feel downhearted when all outdoor activities are postponed. However - team Smithills (staff and volunteers) are a determined bunch! Over the last week, we have been looking at ways to keep our volunteers...
The Young People’s Forest is an excellent project for conserving native tree species, including oak, cherry and silver birch trees. Volunteering for The Woodland Trust has taught me how important it is to plant native tree species at the Mead site, including the silver birch...
The Northern Forest has been a priority for the Woodland Trust now for 2 seasons with huge targets to hit via our MOREwoods projects. As of last week, the number of trees planted within the Northern Forest through MOREwoods was 103,000 trees – An unbelievably...
Hello all Starting this week’s update with some information on current guidance around coronavirus and how this affects volunteering: Government guidance The government has asked that anyone with the following symptoms: Fever New, continuous cough stays at home for 7 days. If this affects you, please follow the guidance...
New Moss Wood project to enhance biodiversity and visitor experience Work is underway at New Moss Wood near Salford to deliver approximately £100K of biodiversity and visitor improvements with funding from Enovert Landfill, Salford City Council and Carbon Landscape HLF. New Moss Wood is located on...
Hello all Welcome Welcome to John Shannon, Darran Hamilton and Diane Berg Oliveira! Hope you enjoy your time volunteering with us. Smithills Volunteer Awards At the SSG meeting we had our very first volunteer awards. We had asked you all to come up with nominations for the awards, and...
The hardworking volunteers from the Spud Wood woodland working group have been busy throughout the winter months coppicing hazel and laying an old thorn hedge that runs through the site. A dedicated band of them, led by volunteer leader Nick Storer, have been working most...