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Trees woods and wildlife
Hawthorn
Named after the month in which it blooms and a sign that spring is turning to summer. The pale green leaves of this hedgerow staple are often the first to appear in spring, with an explosion of pretty pale-pink blossom in May. It simply teems with wildlife from bugs to birds.
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Woodland Trust Wood
Penn Wood
Penn Street
176.33 ha (435.71 acres)
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St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council Wood
Stanley Bank Local Nature Reserve
Merseyside
21.73 ha (53.69 acres)
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Woodland Trust Wood
Theydon Bois
Abridge Road Theydon Bois Essex
38.29 ha (94.61 acres)
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Brian Palmer - volunteer environment monitor
Find out more about Brian's volunteering and why he was nominated for an award.
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Green Farm appeal, Norfolk
Only 9% of Norfolk is wooded. We have an opportunity to almost double the tree cover in our care in the county, but we need your support to help us buy the land we need to create a new native woodland.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Ash-black slug
This massive mollusc is one of the world’s largest land slugs, and it’s found right here, in the UK’s ancient woodlands.
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Woodland Trust Wood
Fordham Hall Estate
Fordham nr Colchester
204.96 ha (506.46 acres)
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Trees woods and wildlife
Alder buckthorn
A reputation for causing a bang. Alder buckthorn is used to make gunpowder, pigments and dyes. It’s a beloved plant of the brimstone butterfly.
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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.