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Public statement response to ancient woodland protection announcements

Government has accepted the need to improve the protection of England’s ancient woods and trees. Now we need action to make these commitments a reality.

Adam Cormack  •  22 Oct 2021

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Huge rise in cheap tree imports puts UK’s trees and climate targets at risk

New figures released today by Government show the scale of the UK’s reliance on cheap tree imports, putting the nation’s woods and trees at serious risk, warns the Woodland Trust.

Natalie Stephenson  •  21 Oct 2021

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Plant more trees and improve the state of our woods and trees or miss vital climate change targets

The UK risks failing to meet its carbon net zero ambitions unless more trees are planted and the condition of existing woods is improved.

Andy Bond  •  14 Oct 2021

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£14.8m boost to breathe new life into the Northern Forest with over a million new trees to be planted in the next year

Almost £15 million of funding will be pumped into the Northern Forest in the next year with just over one million new trees (at least 670 hectares) established.

Andy Bond  •  27 Sep 2021

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Before and After: 25 Years of Restoration at Glen Finglas

The Woodland Trust is celebrating 25 years managing Glen Finglas Estate in The Trossachs. Once a heavily grazed sheep farm, the landscape is now diverse and thriving.

George Anderson  •  20 Sep 2021

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Sutherland wood carvers final work is now his own memorial

A woodworker who made elaborate commemorative benches is to be himself commemorated by his final unfinished piece.

George Anderson  •  26 Aug 2021

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Camera-dodging osprey chicks revealed

Two osprey chicks that dodged the gaze of online fans this summer are finally on view with the release of pictures and video taken when they were ringed.

George Anderson  •  26 Jul 2021

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As the UK’s biggest woodland charity continues its decades-long recovery of a fire ravaged site it issues a summer plea: don’t light fires

Three years on from the biggest ever fire on its sites - a blaze that destroyed swathes of land and left wildlife reeling - the Trust is urging people not to light fires.

Andy Bond  •  23 Jul 2021

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Coed Cadw welcomes Senedd support for 'Amazing Trees' and calls for public & community support to plant thousands more

Coed Cadw welcomes Senedd support for 'Amazing Trees' and calls for public & community support to plant thousands more

Llinos Humphreys  •  16 Jul 2021

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Charity set to reshape conservation sector with plastic free planting pledge

The Woodland Trust is set to revolutionise the conservation sector as it pledges to end the use of all plastic tree shelters from its sites by the end of the year.

Andy Bond  •  07 Jul 2021