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Deer in Scotland: a way forward?
Deer numbers in Scotland have doubled since 1990, posing a growing barrier to woodland creation and restoration.
Simon Ritchie • 26 Apr 2024
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Lauren Child helps children smile with free trees
Much-loved children’s author Lauren Child has urged schools and community groups across the UK to take advantage of the Woodland Trust’s free trees scheme.
Owen Phillips • 28 Mar 2024
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Gallai dull teg a hyblyg fodloni gofynion gorchudd coed ar gyfer ffermydd Cymru
Gall cyllid teg a dull hyblyg wneud y gofyniad gorchudd coed lleiaf o 10% yn gyraeddadwy ar gyfer y rhan fwyaf o ffermydd, medd Coed Cadw yng Nghymru.
Lydia Tomkinson • 12 Mar 2024
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How can we fund new woodland against a backdrop of cuts?
A 41% cut to anything is a big deal. But when it amounts to £32,000,000, it’s a massive deal. That’s the scale of the cut that the 2024-25 Scottish Budget imposes on woodland grants.
Simon Ritchie • 01 Mar 2024
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Fair and flexible approach could meet tree cover requirement for Welsh farms
Fair funding and a flexible approach can make the 10% minimum tree cover requirement achievable for most farms, says the Woodland Trust in Wales.
Lydia Tomkinson • 22 Feb 2024
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Children's author Michael Morpurgo backs project bringing city children into nature and farming
The Woodland Trust is working with Farms for City Children, a charity founded by Michael and Clare Morpurgo to connect city children with nature and farming.
Andy Bond • 09 Feb 2024
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Our statement on new Government ELM announcement on funding for farmers
Our response to Steve Barclay's Oxford Conference announcement regarding Environmental Land Management payments for farmers.
Andy Bond • 04 Jan 2024
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Woodland Trust seeks major new corporate partner to empower young people through ‘Funding for the Future’
The Woodland Trust, recognised as the UK’s largest woodland conservation charity, is boldly seeking out the perfect business to work in partnership with to support an ambitious new programme of work.
Julie Ellerby • 06 Dec 2023
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Tree equity map shows less affluent areas have less tree cover
People in less affluent areas have lower levels of tree cover and a higher risk of health problems from poor air quality, new online tree equity map reveals.
Andy Bond • 05 Dec 2023
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Politicians plant six millionth tree of the Northern Forest
A host of dignitaries joined together to plant the six millionth tree of the Northern Forest, marking five years since the start of the ambitious project to link up Liverpool and Hull with trees.
Andy Bond • 01 Dec 2023
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Scotland’s wildest wild apples gathered for ‘gene bank’ orchard in the Trossachs
A genetic refuge for Scotland’s wildest crab apple trees has been established at Woodland Trust Scotland’s Glen Finglas Estate in the Trossachs.
George Anderson • 30 Nov 2023
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Groundbreaking scientific research project at Snaizeholme will tackle the impacts of extreme weather
One of the biggest pieces of scientific research ever undertaken in the English uplands will tackle the impacts of extreme weather.
Andy Bond • 17 Nov 2023
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First trees planted as charity tees up to turn abandoned golf course into wildlife haven
School children are set to plant the first of 30,000 trees at Frodsham, Cheshire in an ambitious project to turn fairways into forest and greens into glades.
Andy Bond • 08 Nov 2023
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It’s time to harness growing interest in agroforestry
We reflect on the 2023 Agroforestry Show and a recent farm visit with Labour’s Shadow Farming Minister, Daniel Zeichner MP.
Emily Hunter • 06 Oct 2023
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Logging horse and 'Water Horse' team up to revive ancient Highland forest
The newest form of timber transport has teamed up with the oldest, in a bid to restore a spectacular remnant of Caledonian pinewood and Scotland’s rainforest.
George Anderson • 02 Oct 2023
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Faughan Valley Woodlands officially opens unveiling a haven for nature and people
Small fragmented woodlands along and across the River Faughan have been connected to benefit people, nature and climate in Northern Ireland.
Lynsey Nixon • 01 Aug 2023
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Canny cows tune in to “moosical” beats to protect an ancient hill fort from invaders
A clever herd of cows has learnt to associate the sound of music with a virtual fence to help protect an Iron Age hill fort nestled in the Wye Valley.
Andy Bond • 20 Jul 2023
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Trees on farms vital for food, climate and nature: new event to share groundbreaking research
Trees could be the key to ensuring food production amidst climate change and biodiversity loss, according to farmers and researchers who will be leading the charge at the UK's first agroforestry show.
Andy Bond • 12 Jul 2023
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Windrush elders plant commemorative woodland grove
A new woodland grove has been planted in Neath to commemorate 75 years since HMT Empire Windrush docked in England on 22 June 1948.
Sophie Thomas • 22 Jun 2023
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Tree planting progress ‘near glacial' as Government releases new figures
Government tree planting figures published today show that targets to create new woodland in England have been missed again.
Natalie Stephenson • 15 Jun 2023
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Million pound grant to 'roll out rainforest' around Scottish mountain
Woodland Trust Scotland is to receive £1m+ through the Forestry Grant Scheme to expand rare Scottish rainforest around the slopes of a Highland mountain.
George Anderson • 25 May 2023
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Woodland Trust acquires new land connected to Mourne Park
The Trust has been able to extend Mourne Park, a special site for restoration and conservation in Northern Ireland, with 32 hectares of neighbouring land.
Glynis Watt • 24 May 2023
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Success for Wales-wide tree planting project as 300,000 trees find homes
Thousands of households have planted trees through the My Tree, Our Forest project, helping to kickstart a National Forest for Wales.
Sophie Thomas • 22 May 2023
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More than 500,000 trees to be planted with the Woodland Trust in honour of Queen Elizabeth II
New trees and woodland will be established across the UK thanks to a ground-breaking initiative to celebrate Her late Majesty's Platinum Jubilee.
Owen Phillips • 09 May 2023
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Hundreds of trees planted by Kate Humble with support from Welsh Woodland Trust
Kate Humble has planted hundreds of trees on her property with support from Coed Cadw, the Woodland Trust in Wales.
Sophie Thomas • 21 Apr 2023
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Giant boost for nature in Yorkshire Dales as charity plans huge native woodland
One of the boldest projects in the English uplands is about to start with the first trees to go in the ground at Snaizeholme in the Yorkshire Dales.
Andy Bond • 17 Apr 2023
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Tidgrove partners with Woodland Trust as ‘Platinum Wood’ honours Queen
Tidgrove Warren in Hampshire, a former farm with royal connections, has been unveiled as the latest 70-acre tribute to the life of the late Queen Elizabeth II.
Owen Phillips • 06 Apr 2023
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Claim free trees to help Woodland Trust fight climate change and reach five-million milestone
The Woodland Trust is urging schools and communities to join the fight against climate change and nature loss – and reach a remarkable five million free trees planted since 2020 – by taking advantage of its latest tree-pack giveaway.
Owen Phillips • 23 Mar 2023
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UK’s first Agroforestry Show to explore the perks of farming with trees
Hundreds of farmers and foresters can discover the benefits of farming with trees for sustainable food production in the UK’s first Agroforestry Show.
Andy Bond • 23 Mar 2023
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Young people's climate anxiety is soaring due to lack of access to green space
One in three young people in Britain are scared (33%), sad (34%) or pessimistic (34%) about climate change, with 28% feeling “overwhelmed”, according to a YouGov poll.
Owen Phillips • 21 Mar 2023