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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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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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300,000 households given new access to nature, new study of Northern Forest shows
More than 300,000 households have been given access to nature they previously didn’t have, a new Northern Forest study shows.
Andy Bond • 04 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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Over 900 Insect Species Identified at “Commando” Wood in the Scottish Highlands
Ecologist Ian Strachan discovers 946 invertebrate species in Scotland's Loch Arkaig Pine Forest, highlighting its rich biodiversity and historical significance.
George Anderson • 22 Aug 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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Clock is ticking for Britain’s incredibly rare rainforests
The Woodland Trust is highlighting the plight of its special rainforests to coincide with World Rainforest Day. Despite fears over the future of the Britain’s rainforests, much is being done on the ground to protect these special habitats.
Andy Bond • 22 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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Visit the Woodland Trust's bluebell woods in full bloom
The Woodland Trust Northern Ireland wants to welcome visitors to sites throughout the region to enjoy the spectacular springtime sight of a bluebell-carpeted woodland.
Glynis Watt • 11 May 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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Volunteers declare victory after rhododendron 'bashing' at Perthshire wood
A group of tenacious volunteers are celebrating the demise of the very last Rhododendron ponticum bush at Kinclaven Bluebell Wood in Perthshire.
George Anderson • 29 Mar 2023
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Cardigan artist to create 11m sculpture at wood in Neath
Coed Cadw, the Woodland Trust in Wales, has chosen Cardigan sculptor Paul Clarke to create an ambitious new public art installation at their most recent woodland acquisition in Neath, South Wales.
Sophie Thomas • 20 Dec 2022
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Survival of rare shrill carder bumblebee given hope in Kent
The survival of one of the UK’s rarest bumblebees – the shrill carder bee – has been boosted as conservation techniques see Woodland Trust site given special “champion status” for the species.
Andy Bond • 13 Dec 2022
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Cotoneaster commandos clear invader from Highland Rock
A daring team of abseilers has cleared 60m³ of Cotoneaster shrubs threatening a rare plant on a Highland cliff
George Anderson • 14 Nov 2022
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Woodland Trust to plant first tree at new Exmouth site
The Woodland Trust has set out its plans to create a haven for wildlife at Yonder Oak Wood.
Andy Bond • 13 Oct 2022
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From sticky fungi to 007 ducks - 10 amazing wildlife in our woods
The Woodland Trust has compiled a list of ten unique, beautiful and in some cases rather gruesome species in our woods, many of which are under threat.
Andy Bond • 23 Sep 2022
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New project to restore important Welsh rivers
The Woodland Trust in Wales (Coed Cadw) has teamed up with Natural Resources Wales to improve the condition of four important rivers in South Wales.
Sophie Thomas • 20 Sep 2022
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Young people celebrate creating a forest in three years
In 2019, the Woodland Trust led young people and the local community on a mission to plant 250,000 trees and transform a Derbyshire site into the nation’s first Young People’s Forest.
Andy Bond • 15 Aug 2022
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New urban wood near Hainault Forest for the Platinum Jubilee
A new wood, planted by the Woodland Trust on the doorstep of an urban community, is paying a “magnificent” tribute to Her Majesty The Queen for her Platinum Jubilee.
Owen Phillips • 04 Aug 2022
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Woodland Trust opens Mourne Park
A rare ancient woodland wildlife haven has opened in Northern Ireland for the first time in over 500 years, with three new trails to help visitors explore.
Glynis Watt • 01 Aug 2022
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Woodland Trust Northern Ireland opens Glas-na-Bradan Wood
Woodland Trust thanks funders and volunteers for their support as the first phase of work and planting are completed on the new Belfast site.
Glynis Watt • 15 Jun 2022
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Charity secures more land for nature in the Yorkshire Dales
The Woodland Trust has doubled the land it owns at Snaizeholme, near Hawes, having secured a significant extension.
Andy Bond • 06 Apr 2022
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Conservation cows get new winter home at Loch Venachar
Woodland Trust Scotland has extended its Glen Finglas estate in the Trossachs. The land will be a new winter home for the cattle whose grazing helps conserve the rare habitats.
George Anderson • 09 Mar 2022
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Woodland Trust announces partnership with Assynt Foundation
The Assynt Foundation and Woodland Trust Scotland have entered a 30-year partnership to revitalise Glencanisp and Drumrunie Estates in the North-west highlands.
George Anderson • 23 Dec 2021
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Woodland Trust Scotland Buys Highland Estate
Woodland Trust Scotland has completed the purchase of the 4,500-acre Couldoran Estate in Wester Ross, a site it plans to transform for the benefit of people and wildlife.
George Anderson • 09 Dec 2021
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Woodland Trust plans Captain Tom's Memorial Woodland
Holme House Wood, Keighley will be renamed and redesigned in honour of Captain Sir Tom Moore.
Steve Marsh • 01 Dec 2021
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Woodland Trust launches 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
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New population of rare heath fritillary found in Kent
The heath fritillary, one of the UK’s rarest butterflies, has been discovered for the first time at the Woodland Trust’s Victory Wood in Kent.
Andy Bond • 01 Jul 2021
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Woodland Trust buys ancient woodland in Kingdom of Mourne
The Trust has taken ownership of 156 hectares of Northern Ireland's Mourne Park estate with ambitions to restore ancient woodland and open it to the public.
Glynis Watt • 24 May 2021