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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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Glasgow's Argyle Street ash wins UK Tree of the Year 2025
Standing tall on one of Glasgow’s busiest roads, the Argyle Street ash has been named the winner of the Woodland Trust’s annual Tree of the Year competition.
Rosa Johnston-Flint • 26 Sept 2025
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Survey reveals most Scots unaware Scotland has rainforest
Research indicates most people living in Scotland’s west coast rainforest zone have no idea the threatened habitat is right on their doorstep. But when they find out, the majority are enthusiastic about protecting and expanding it.
George Anderson • 08 Aug 2025
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Inspiring ‘cultural trees’ shortlisted for Tree of the Year 2025
From a cedar that The Beatles climbed to an oak from a Virginia Woolf poem, discover the cultural trees shortlisted for Tree of the Year 2025.
Rosa Johnston-Flint • 11 Jul 2025
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Five reasons to celebrate World Rainforest Day
World Rainforest Day is celebrated on 22 June and with good reason. Here are five ways rainforests help us.
Rosa Johnston-Flint • 23 Jun 2025
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New research proves woodland wildlife does wonders for wellbeing
Groundbreaking new research backed by the Woodland Trust proves that woods teeming with wildlife do wonders for your wellbeing.
Owen Phillips • 11 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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11 weird and wonderful wildlife of our rainforests
From a stinky fish-smelling lichen to one which looks like a dragon’s skin, to the world’s largest slug with the strangest mating ritual – the weird and wonderful wildlife of our rainforests.
The Woodland Trust • 06 Dec 2024
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Data shows low fruit yield after wet spring
The latest update from Nature’s Calendar, the Woodland Trust’s citizen science project, suggests knock-on effects of heavy rainfall earlier in the year.
Rosa Johnston-Flint • 11 Nov 2024
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Skipinnish Oak crowned UK Tree of the Year 2024
A centuries-old oak nestled in the heart of Lochaber, Scotland, has been dubbed ‘Tree of the Year’ in the Woodland Trust’s prestigious competition.
Rosa Johnston-Flint • 05 Nov 2024
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Gold for young designer’s garden at Tatton
A young designer has won gold at RHS Tatton for creating a unique garden to highlight the dramatic loss of treasured trees outside woods.
The Woodland Trust • 18 Jul 2024
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Young nature enthusiasts let creativity shine at Maldwyn 2024 Urdd Eisteddfod
Coed Cadw, the Woodland Trust in Wales, has announced the winners of its ‘Getting Creative With Nature’ Key Stage 2 competition, held in collaboration with the Urdd.
Lydia Tomkinson • 09 Jul 2024
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Gwledd o greadigrwydd ymysg naturiaethwyr ifanc brwd yn Eisteddfod yr Urdd 2024 ym Maldwyn
Mae Coed Cadw, sef The Woodland Trust yng Nghymru, wedi cyhoeddi enillwyr eu cystadleuaeth Cyfnod Allweddol 2, ‘Bod yn Greadigol ym Myd Natur’, a gynhaliwyd ar y cyd â’r Urdd.
Lydia Tomkinson • 09 Jul 2024
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Loch Arkaig osprey chicks bound for Spain as Dad’s catch plummets
Two young ospreys from a nest in Lochaber have been taken into a translocation programme after their father’s plummeting fish catch began to raise concern.
George Anderson • 02 Jul 2024
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New study reveals the UK’s rarest rainforest beetles are multi-day adventurers
A new study delving into the lives of one of the UK’s rarest beetles shows them to be athletes and adventurers – travelling the scaled–up equivalent of several kilometres a night in search of food and mates.
The Woodland Trust • 18 Jun 2024
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A9 central reservation is in a better state than surrounding hills
A central reservation of one of Scotland's busiest roads, the A9, is in a more natural state than the surrounding hills, says report from the Woodland Trust.
George Anderson • 28 May 2024
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Rhododendron is destroying our native wildlife
Popular for its pretty flowers, Rhododendron ponticum is an invasive non-native species and is damaging native woods and wildlife.
The Woodland Trust • 23 May 2024
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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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Early signs of spring becoming the new norm, says the Woodland Trust
Earlier signs of spring – such as the first leafing of trees or the first sightings of butterflies – could be here to stay, says the Woodland Trust.
The Woodland Trust • 22 Mar 2024