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Wayfaring tree

A welcome sign you’re homeward bound, the wayfaring tree is so named because it grows close to paths. Look for them in hedges and woodland edges, with full bloom in the spring and heavy with berries in the autumn.

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Lionel Knobbs - volunteer warden

Find out more about Lionel's volunteering role and why he was nominated for an award.

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Inspiring ‘cultural trees’ shortlisted for Tree of the Year 2025

From a cedar that The Beatles climbed to an oak from a Virginia Woolf poem, discover the cultural trees shortlisted for Tree of the Year 2025.

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Hayden Gabriel - volunteer speaker

Find out more about Hayden's volunteering role and why she was nominated for an award.

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What can I do about climate change?

Climate change can feel overwhelming. But there's plenty you can do to have an impact. We've put together seven top tips for fighting back.

Helen Keating  •  12 Nov 2021

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Media library volunteers

Find out more about the media library volunteers and why they were nominated for an award.

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Highland landowners team up to revive ecosystem area larger than Edinburgh

Four diverse landowners have formed a unique pact to “reawaken the landscape” across an area of Lochaber bigger than Edinburgh.

Trees woods and wildlife

Eucalyptus

Pleasant smelling, antiseptic, highly flammable. Eucalyptus might be the favourite of koalas in its native Australia, but in the UK it is insects which are drawn to its rich oil.

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Meet the people behind our work: Friends of Belvoir Wood

Hard graft. Passionate people. Expertise and skill. There's more to our woods than just trees. See for yourself what makes Friends of Belvoir Wood so special, and what it takes to keep it that way.

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