Speak up for woods and trees
This summer, a national movement is happening. Speak Up Week, from 30 June to 8 July, is a national conversation about climate change and everything it’s affecting. Find out how you can take part.
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Profile
I help to campaign for better protection and recognition of ancient woodland and special trees. This is both through supporting our Woods Under Threat team and contributing to our policy and advocacy campaigns. I love spending time in woods because they are beautiful and wild places to be.
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Campaigns update
This month the campaigns team has quite the fight on its hands, from a housing development threatening veteran trees to shocking news on HS2.
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campaigns update
Ancient woods may be beautiful at this time of year but plenty of them are still under threat. Find out more about the campaigns team’s latest cases and successes this month.
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Woods Forests Facts
Woods and forests are mysterious, beautiful and fascinating places. Read on to learn 11 amazing must-know facts about our woods and forests in the UK.
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Campaigns update
This month, news on an ancient wood in Whitby and a couple of interesting applications with a wild side that threaten ancient woodland.
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wigwams zipwires ecopods
This month we’ve seen weird and not-so wonderful threats to ancient woods, from wigwams to zip wires. Find out more about the campaigns team’s caseload.
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show the love results
As part of The Climate Coalition’s Show the Love campaign, we encouraged you to record the signs of spring you had spotted. Here are the results.
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tree cutting permission
As much as we love trees, they can occasionally cause challenges, especially in our gardens and urban spaces. Find out about the rules around tree felling and the alternatives that can help address these challenges.
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Christmas campaigns update
A real mixed bag (or stocking?) for our final campaigns update of the year. Everything from flooding schemes to nuclear power threaten the UK’s ancient woods. But we also have some Christmas cheer!
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How to protect your plants in winter
Winter weather can prove fatal for your favourite garden trees and plants. Find out how to protect your plants from the extremes of wind, rain, frost and snow over the next few months.
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