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Dawn of the Frankenstein trees
Monstrous experiments to raise the dead are taking place at the Woodland Trust's site Yonder Oak in Devon, to boost conservation efforts.
Kate John • 28 Oct 2025
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More farmers seeking benefits of trees - thousand attend Agroforestry Show
A 'growing movement' is recognising that trees can offer farm resilience and business opportunities in the face of extreme weather with more than a thousand people joining the Agroforestry Show.
The Woodland Trust and Soil Association • 15 Oct 2025
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Northern Ireland must increase tree planting urgently
The State of Woods and Trees 2025: Northern Ireland report reveals that Northern Ireland not only has the lowest woodland cover in the UK and Ireland, but is also failing to meet its own tree planting targets.
Michelle McCaughtry • 14 Oct 2025
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Domestic tree production essential to hit climate and nature targets
The Government’s climate change and biodiversity targets will not be met without greater support for domestic tree production, according to a new report.
The Woodland Trust • 14 Oct 2025
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Woodland Trust Scotland takes aim at health inequalities with trees targeted by neighbourhood
Woodland Trust Scotland has announced plans to target urban planting at neighbourhoods where trees have greatest potential to boost human health and wellbeing.
George Anderson • 19 Sept 2025
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Coed Cadw welcomes launch of Wales' Sustainable Farming Scheme
Coed Cadw has expressed cautious optimism at the upcoming launch of the Welsh Government’s Sustainable Farming Scheme, describing it as a necessary first step towards a just transition for the people of Wales.
Llinos Humphreys • 16 Jul 2025
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Coed Casw yn croesawu lansiad cynllun ffermio cynaliadwy cymru
Mae Coed Cadw, y Woodland Trust yng Nghymru, wedi mynegi optimistiaeth ofalus ynghylch lansiad Cynllun Ffermio Cynaliadwy (CFfC) Llywodraeth Cymru sydd ar ddod, gan ei ddisgrifio fel cam cyntaf angenrheidiol mewn taith llawer hirach tuag at drawsnewidiad cyfiawn i bobl Cymru.
Llinos Humphreys • 16 Jul 2025
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Highland estate as big as Glasgow to be revitalised in partnership between community, conservation charity and Aviva
Assynt Foundation, Woodland Trust Scotland and Aviva have struck a 30-year deal to revitalise a vast area in the northwest Highlands of Scotland.
George Anderson • 10 Jul 2025
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More than 10 million trees planted across the Northern Forest
More than 10 million trees have now been established across the North of England as part of the Northern Forest scheme, which launched in 2018.
Rosa Johnston-Flint • 02 Jul 2025
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DAERA's Forests for our Future programme fails to meet planting targets for Northern Ireland
At the programme’s halfway point, less than a quarter of new woodland have been created – well below the level required to meet the target.
Lynsey Nixon • 24 Jun 2025
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Eryri leads the way with 100-year vision to protect and restore native trees
The Woodland Trust in Wales is celebrating the launch of Eryri's Tree and Woodland Strategy 2025–2125 as the most ambitious, forward-thinking vision for trees and woodlands anywhere in the UK.
Sophie Thomas • 09 Jun 2025
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Drone sows 75,000 native tree seeds to triple rainforest cover in Cornwall and Devon
An ambitious drone tree-seeding trial in the South West could revolutionise the expansion of rainforests.
The Woodland Trust • 14 Mar 2025
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The Woodland Trust’s Mourne Park is awarded £2.5 million windfall from the National Lottery Heritage Fund
Mourne Park is set to reopen following damage from Storms Darragh and Éowyn, with a significant financial windfall from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Glynis Watt • 06 Feb 2025
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Secret seed sources sought for Scotland’s wee trees
Woodland conservationists are seeking to flush out secret seed sources for some of the country’s rarest and smallest mountain tree species.
George Anderson • 28 Jan 2025
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Highland landowners team up to revive ecosystem area larger than Edinburgh
Four diverse landowners have formed a unique pact to “reawaken the landscape” across an area of Lochaber bigger than Edinburgh.
George Anderson • 05 Dec 2024
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Budget Day 2024: what Holyrood should do for woods and trees
If Scotland is to meet its climate goals and restore nature to a thriving condition, we need more native trees and woods, and we need them in good condition.
Simon Ritchie • 22 Nov 2024
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Campaign launched to support next generation of lone trees
Woodland Trust Scotland has launched a campaign to raise the next generation of lone trees and micro woods on farms and crofts.
George Anderson • 20 Nov 2024
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Peatland struggles to recover six years on from devastating wildfires
A new survey on a fire-ravaged site has shed light on the struggle for natural environments to recover from catastrophic events.
The Woodland Trust • 20 Sept 2024
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Biggest ever tree planting year for fast-expanding Northern Forest
More than 1.9 million trees – enough to fill over 1,200 football pitches – were planted across the Northern Forest in the last year.
The Woodland Trust • 10 Sept 2024
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New community woodland taking shape near Billington
Work is well underway on a new community woodland planned for Billington in Lancashire.
The Woodland Trust • 02 Aug 2024