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Protecting trees and woods
Norwich Western Link road threatens ancient woods and trees
Road plans in Norfolk threaten ancient woods and trees and the wildlife that live there. Find out what’s at stake and how you can help.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Lemon slug
Slimy, secretive and quite the picky eater. The fungus-loving lemon slug relies on ancient woodland to survive.
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Position statement
Fracking – the Woodland Trust's position
The Woodland Trust will oppose applications for fracking activity that would impact ancient woodland and will not allow exploration on our land.
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Protecting trees and woods
Saved: Lake Wood, Sussex
Take a detailed look at our team’s efforts to protect an ancient wood alongside local people and discover how our voices made a difference to save the site.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Orange-tip
Subtle, delicate and well-disguised – that is until the male flashes a splash of bright orange. Orange-tips are a butterfly of grassland and woodland edges.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Scarlet elf cup
Mystical and cheery, the scarlet elf cup grows on decaying sticks and branches in damp spots and beneath leaf litter on the woodland floor. Their bright pops of colour brighten up even the darkest winter day.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Red squirrel
Bouncing bundles of bushy-tailed energy. The flash of a red squirrel leaping from branch to branch is an unforgettable, but increasingly rare sight in the UK’s woods. These charismatic creatures depend on woodland to survive.
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Press centre
Early signs of spring becoming the new norm, says the Woodland Trust
Earlier signs of spring – such as the first leafing of trees or the first sightings of butterflies – could be here to stay, says the Woodland Trust.
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Research report
Evaluating the use and benefits of trees on dairy farms
A research report on how tree planting supports dairy farms and animal welfare through mitigating pollution runoff, protecting water and providing shelter.
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Case study
Natural flood management by planting trees
A Sussex Flow Initiative case study demonstrating natural flood management by planting hedgerows and woodland to intercept rainfall and improve soil infiltration.
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