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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
Wild garlic
A delicious sign of the old, wild garlic is also known as ramsons. Look for them in shady woods where they coat the woodland floor in spring.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Tawny owl
Hooting woodland hunter with silent wings. Without a sound, the tawny owl descends from its lofty perch to snatch unsuspecting rodents from the forest floor below.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Sparrowhawk
With brilliant yellow eyes and long yellow talons, this small yet skilful predator swoops down to ambush its prey unawares. Strongly reliant on woodland, the sparrowhawk has been threatened in the past but is currently widespread throughout the UK.
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Woodland Trust Wood
Windmill Hill
Runcorn
22.80 ha (56.34 acres)
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Trees woods and wildlife
Speckled bush-cricket
What’s bright green, spotty and loves a bramble bush? The speckled bush-cricket thrives in shrubs and grasses in hedgerows and woodland edges.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Sand martin
These social summer visitors can be seen flitting from the river to their signature tunnel nests from March to October.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Penny bun
Weighty, fat and delicious with a cap like a crusty, well-baked bun. Penny buns, or ceps, are prized for their taste and benefits to woodland, tree and human health.
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Press centre
New community woodland taking shape near Billington
Work is well underway on a new community woodland planned for Billington in Lancashire.
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Living Legends appeal
Our living legends are vital for wildlife, people and the planet, but they have virtually no legal protection. Help us fight for their future.