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What do dragonflies eat? And other dragonfly facts
Discover incredible dragonfly facts including what they eat, how long they live, how fast they fly and how they’re different to damselflies.
Danielle Wesley • 29 May 2019
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Top 10 eco-friendly Christmas gift wrapping ideas
Make Christmas more sustainable with our 10 eco-friendly gift wrapping ideas.
Charlotte Varela • 02 Oct 2023
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Visiting woods
Discover woods in spring
While our woods are a pleasure to visit all year round, the jewel in the crown has got to be spring. Flowers bloom, bringing bursts of colour, and wildlife reawakens, turning the woodland into a hive of activity.
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Gift Aid: increasing the power of your donation
Find out what Gift Aid is, how it works, and why it's so important for our charity.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Stag beetle
Impressive, heavily armed and a formidable fighter. The stag beetle depends on trees and woods for its survival. Its fat larvae feed on the decaying wood of old broadleaved trees. Loss of its woodland habitat means that the stag beetle is now a nationally scarce species.
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12 rare wild flowers in the UK's woods
Woodlands are home to some of the UK's rarest wild flowers. From parasitic plants to alluring orchids, discover 12 rare woodland flowers and what makes them so uncommon.
Charlotte Varela • 13 May 2025
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Osprey migration: facts and map
After breeding season winds up at Loch Arkaig Pine Forest, our osprey family flies south for winter. But why do ospreys take this long, dangerous trip between two homes? Here’s everything you need to know about osprey migration.
George Anderson • 30 Aug 2023
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7 reasons to gift a tree
Want to give something unique and meaningful to your loved ones while keeping costs low? Trees are the perfect gift, whether you pick out a perfect sapling to plant, or dedicate a tree in a woodland close to their heart.
Annabel Kemp • 01 Oct 2024
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Trees woods and wildlife
Red squirrel
Bouncing bundles of bushy-tailed energy. The flash of a red squirrel leaping from branch to branch is an unforgettable, but increasingly rare sight in the UK’s woods. These charismatic creatures depend on woodland to survive.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Dog’s mercury
A poisonous coloniser of ancient woodland, dog’s mercury is quick to sweep over the wood floor, sometimes outcompeting more delicate ancient woodland species.