Advice and support
If you own an ancient wood, we can guide you through the restoration process.
Find out more and contact usElsa Godfrey, owner of Runtington Wood in Sussex, explains the steps she has taken to clear her ancient woodland of rhododendron with the help of volunteers and the Woodland Trust.
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If you own an ancient wood, we can guide you through the restoration process.
Find out more and contact usProtecting trees and woods
Find out how our restoration work is encouraging ancient woodland to recover and reverse years of decline.
Protecting trees and woods
Think your wood could be ancient? Check our tips on what to look for on site and the historical records that could help.
Protecting trees and woods
Discover how we restore and maximise the ecological integrity and resilience of these incredibly special places.
Trees woods and wildlife
Home to myth and legend, where folk tales began. It fuelled our ancestors and still houses thousands. Ancient woodland has grown and adapted with native wildlife, yet what remains only covers 2.5% of the UK.
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