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Trees woods and wildlife
Whitethroat
A summer visitor with a scratchy song. Around one million of these birds head to the UK each year to breed.
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Trees woods and wildlife
European Tree of The Year
The UK Tree of the Year, the Skipinnish Oak, placed 7th in 2025's European Tree of the Year competition.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Daubenton’s bat
A flying mammal with an aquatic edge. These bats are drawn to water, snatching insects from the surface of rivers and lakes.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Leisler's bat
Tree-dwellers with a lion-like appearance, these fast-flying bats are scarce throughout Britain but common in Ireland.
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Blog
Reintroducing lost species
Species reintroductions are becoming increasingly important in restoring lost parts of an ecosystem. We discuss the issues, considerations and opportunities.
Karen Hornigold • 29 Jan 2019
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About us
Landscape-scale conservation
We're working with partners, farmers, landowners and local communities to create bigger, better, more resilient landscapes across the UK for people and wildlife.
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About us
Rainforest recovery
We're protecting, restoring and creating temperate rainforest in Cornwall, Devon and Exmoor, and inspiring others to do the same.
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Visiting woods
Woodland photography
A camera is the perfect companion for a trip to the woods – capture the changing seasons, photograph wildlife, learn new techniques and create memories that will last forever.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Beech, copper
Deep purple, distinctive, dramatic. Loved by some but loathed by others. You’ll often find this striking tree planted in landscape-scale gardens as a specimen tree.
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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.