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Green light for HS2 set to destroy ancient woodland
The decision by Transport Secretary Justine Greening, expected to be officially announced later this week, to go ahead with the chosen route for the High Speed Two rail link between London and Birmingham, will condemn 21 ancient woodlands.
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Could spring be sprung early?
The Trust is asking the public to report observations of the effects of the milder winter weather on native trees and flowers across the country. This follows a number of anecdotal reports of flowers blooming and native trees bursting their buds weeks ahead of schedule.
The Trust is gathering data to assess the arrival of spring in comparison to previous years, to analyse whether the trend of native flora appearing earlier will continue in 2012.
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Trees and woods face greatest turning point in 100 years
Twenty of the UK's leading forestry and wildlife bodies have, for the first time, joined together to draw attention to the challenges and opportunities faced by forests, woods and trees, which they say are greater now than at any other time in the last 100 years.
The consortium of groups, led by the Woodland Trust and representing a range of interests from timber production, to woodland conservation, to community participation, has collaborated to produce 'The State of the UK’s Forests, Woods and Trees', a report to mark the International Year of Forests in 2011. It draws on the latest available evidence, looking at the current state, as well as the future potential, of the UK’s tree and woodland resource, urging government to shift up a gear in order to secure a robust future for it.
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Plant a million garden trees for the Jubilee
The first tree planting season of The Queen's Diamond Jubilee year is about to begin and the Woodland Trust hopes that a million people will plant a tree for the Jubilee in their garden, or in a pot on a patio or balcony.
And it’s not the first time that the UK has celebrated a Royal occasion by nationwide tree planting. The trust has uncovered a forgotten treasure, the Royal Record of King George VI’s Coronation.
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