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The SCATTER project
The SCATTER project used cutting edge LiDAR scanning technology to create 3D models of ancient and veteran oak trees across the UK, so we can better understand and manage these living legends for the future.
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2023's winning projects
Discover the winning projects that are impacting woods and trees through our very first Igniting Innovation challenge.
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Event
Community planting day at Knightsridge Wood
Join us at Knightsridge Wood to plant new native trees and help create a thriving woodland for people and nature.
Sat 29 Nov 2025 • Knightsridge Wood, Livingston
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Trees woods and wildlife
Great spruce bark beetle
The great spruce bark beetle damages spruce trees by tunnelling into the bark. This pest was accidentally introduced into the UK in 1982 and now has become established in Western England, Wales and Southern Scotland.
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Woodland Trust Wood
Burrs Wood
Unthank Holmesfield
11.82 ha (29.21 acres)
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Woodland Trust Wood
Wormley Wood & Nut Wood
Hoddesdon nr Hertford
142.51 ha (352.14 acres)
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Press centre
Crunch time for trees as petition calling for new protection laws is handed in
A petition calling for stronger laws to protect iconic trees has been handed to the government, the UK’s largest woodland conservation charity has confirmed.
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Press centre
New report reveals serious threat to Welsh woods and trees
A Woodland Trust report provides evidence of multiple threats that pose catastrophic consequences for woods and trees across the UK.
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Blog
Life cycle of a tree: how trees grow
From seed to snag, the journey a tree takes to grow is pretty impressive! Find out more about the process.
Rachel Hoskins • 24 Jun 2019
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Video
How gifts in wills have made a difference: Sally's legacy
A third of all the work we do is made possible by gifts in wills. Emily Baum shares the story of her aunt, Sally Whitaker, and the growing new woodland she wanted to help protect for her grand nieces and nephews to enjoy.
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