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Outdoor Christmas activities for families
Get out into nature this Christmas and enjoy some festive activities with your family on a woodland walk.
Danielle Wesley • 13 Dec 2021
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9 outdoor Easter activities for families
Get outdoors in the Easter holidays and enjoy our fun nature activities for kids - try nest building, go on a scavenger hunt and nibble on an Easter-themed picnic!
Danielle Wesley • 04 Apr 2022
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13 Halloween nature crafts and activities for kids
Get set for spooky season with leaf ghosts, conker pumpkins, twig wands and a thrilling Halloween scavenger hunt!
Danielle Wesley • 04 Oct 2023
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7 blossom crafts and activities for kids
Discover fun blossom crafts and activities to enjoy with your children this spring.
Danielle Wesley • 11 Mar 2022
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Connect your pupils with nature
Increase nature connectedness to help youngsters thrive.
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Rainy day activities for kids: mud kitchens and pies
Don’t get stuck indoors when the weather’s wet. Try our rainy outdoor activities including mud kitchens, mud pies, leaf boats and puddle jumping.
Danielle Wesley • 01 Apr 2019
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Minibeast activities and crafts
Our arts and crafts are ideal for nature-loving kids. Make a butterfly symmetry painting, minibeast masks, rock bugs, ladybird potato stamps and more.
Danielle Wesley • 10 Jun 2019
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Summer holidays: outdoor activities for kids
Discover fun things to do at home and on days out with our outdoor activity guide for the summer holidays. Spot wildlife, try yoga, compete in the forest Olympics and much more.
Danielle Wesley • 21 Jul 2022
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Woodland activities for children and families
Spot wildlife. Craft with nature. Go on scavenger hunts. We've got plenty of ideas to help families enjoy woods and the great outdoors all year round.
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7 half-term ideas for families
Enjoy wildlife spotting, tree ID and nature crafts on a half-term hike in the woods.
Danielle Wesley • 02 Feb 2023
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Trees and woods: at the heart of nature recovery
Healthy woods and trees are the beating heart of abundant, nature-rich habitats. Our new reports show the central role they must play in nature's recovery.
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Resources and activities for schools
All of our KS1, KS2 and KS3 resources can be found in Tree Tools for Schools – our online learning hub. Tried and tested by teachers, these activities include tree planting, wildlife identification, nature crafts and lots more.
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How to make a nature trail for kids
Make your family’s woodland walks extra fun by following our top tips to create your own nature trail.
Danielle Wesley • 15 Jul 2019
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10 camping activities for kids who love wildlife
Discover 10 wildlife-themed activities for kids and families to enjoy on a camping trip.
Danielle Wesley • 02 Aug 2023
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Stick crafts and activities for kids
Sticks have endless possibilities! From Poohsticks to twig towers and journey sticks to stick men, we've got plenty of ideas for your family to try on your next woodland walk.
Danielle Wesley • 04 Nov 2019
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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.
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Mindfulness in nature at Langley Vale Wood
Explore mindfulness in nature and find out how to support your wellbeing anywhere with our guided mindfulness walk.
Sat 11 Jul 2026 • Langley Vale Wood, Langley Vale
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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.
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8 great things we’ve done for nature in 2025
From rainforest rescues to woodland research and pine marten reintroductions, read all about the incredible things we’ve achieved for nature in 2025.
Charlotte Varela • 15 Dec 2025
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Ideas for an outdoor birthday party for kids
Plan an outdoor party for kids with our ideas for fun woodland games and activities, nature-themed party bags and animal cakes.
Danielle Wesley • 15 May 2019
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Conker crafts and activities
Discover creative and fun ways to use conkers in autumn. From simple crafts to activities and games the whole family can enjoy together.
Danielle Wesley • 23 Sept 2019
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First signs of spring in UK nature: what to look for and why it matters
Discover when spring starts and the key signs to look for in nature, from frogspawn and blossom to bees and butterflies, plus why these changes matter.
Charlie Mellor • 20 Mar 2026
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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.
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Journal
Wood Wise – nature-positive economy
Read the summer 2023 issue of Wood Wise, which explores the new narrative of a nature-positive economy.
PDF (8.89 MB)
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Wood Wise – nature inspires education
The autumn 2017 issue of Wood Wise focuses on how connecting with nature can educate and inspire the environmental guardians and conservationists of the future.
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Policy paper
Funding nature recovery in England
Creating a healthy, resilient natural environment will require billions of pounds of investment. We outline what needs to happen to fund nature recovery in England.
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Research shows only 12% of local authorities have an action plan for nature recovery
The Woodland Trust is urging local authorities to declare a nature emergency and take steps to restore severely depleted wildlife and green spaces in their communities.
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Wood Wise – nature recovery at scale
Read the autumn 2022 issue of Wood Wise, which explores how we can drive nature recovery on a landscape scale.
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Policy paper
Trees and woods: at the heart of nature recovery in Wales
This report shows the central role that native natural and semi-natural woods and trees must play in restoring nature in Wales, and how the government and local authorities can help. The report is also available in Welsh.
PDF (18.56 MB)
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Trees and woods: at the heart of nature recovery in Scotland
This report shows the central role that native woods and trees must play in restoring nature in Scotland, and how the government and local authorities can help.
PDF (3.03 MB)