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Trees woods and wildlife
Badger
Big families, big appetites and big personalities. Badgers are a wood's ruling clan, often occupying the same sett for generations and laying a network of well-trodden paths through the undergrowth. They’re playful, house proud and expert foragers.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Bank vole
Stout but speedy, the bank vole skitters around woodland and dense vegetation looking for blackberries, nuts and fungi. It uses its large ears to listen out for its many predators, such as the fox and kestrel.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Common toad
Lover of damp log piles and deep leaf litter. The common toad spends much of its year in moist, shaded places, often in woodland, feeding on worms, slugs and insects.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Southern wood ant
Acid-spraying insects with a soft side. Southern wood ants roam our woods in huge gangs and have a surprising approach to finding their favourite food.
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About us
Our evaluation process
We assess research proposals against a number of eligibility criteria before shortlisting. Grant applications are then scored on how well they meet scientific review criteria. Here we outline the process.
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About us
BIO-WELL research
BIO-WELL is a research project that mapped woodland biodiversity for human health and wellbeing. It explored the distribution of biodiverse woodlands across the UK, so we can begin addressing inequalities in access.
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Privacy policy
We respect the privacy of our supporters and visitors to our websites. Our privacy policy is concerned with how we collect information, what we do with it and what control you have over it.
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Privacy policy
Supporters – children and young people
This is our privacy policy made especially for children and young people. If you’re under 12, it’s a good idea to read this with a parent, carer or another adult you trust.
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Help us save and restore Buckland Wood
We need your support to save a globally important temperate rainforest.
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Cysylltu a gwarchod coetiroedd a choed Cymru
Gyda chefnogaeth Chwaraewyr y People’s Postcode Lottery, mae prosiect Dyfi i Ddwyryd yn anelu at ehangu a chysylltu rhagor o goed a chynefinoedd coediog ar raddfa tirwedd – i wella bioamrywiaeth yng nghanolbarth Cymru a thu hwnt.