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Harrison Woodlands appeal update
We've purchased Harrison Woodlands thanks to our generous supporters – but we still need your help.
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Visiting woods
Harrison Woodlands
A bright future awaits this stunning ancient woodland in the Lincolnshire Wolds.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Beefsteak fungus
Sticky and gruesome, beefsteak is a woodland fungus with the disconcerting appearance of a raw cut of meat.
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Woodland Trust Wood
Penn Wood
Penn Street
176.33 ha (435.71 acres)
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Trees woods and wildlife
Willow, crack
Scruffy and loud, the crack willow is named after its habit of splitting with cracks and fissures, and how noisy its branches are when they break. It’s one of the largest willows and its leaves are popular with moth caterpillars.
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Protecting trees and woods
Government’s nature recovery plans in England fall short
Government plans to halt nature’s decline in England by 2030 don't go far enough. We need more meaningful action to save our wildlife and environment.
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Save nature's heroes
Nature's heroes are under threat, but with your help, we can preserve the unmissable drama of our woods. Become a member today.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Dogwood
Understated until the colder months when it bursts into colour, dogwood is a broadleaf shrub which thrives in damp woodland edges. Legend has it that the timber is so hard, it was used for crucifixes.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Mistle thrush
Britain’s largest songbird. Renowned for defending its food supply. Named for its love of mistletoe berries.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Hornet
The king of the wasps with a fearsome reputation, the hornet is actually much less aggressive than its smaller cousin, the common wasp.