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Foraging in March: spring's edible plants
Spring has arrived and the woods and hedgerows are about to burst with edible spring greens, shoots and flowers. Find out which ones you can eat and what to do with them.
Helen Keating • 28 Mar 2018
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Plant trees
How to plant and maintain native hedges
The small but mighty hedge packs a punch for people and nature, sheltering wildlife, cleaning our air, capturing carbon and much more. Explore how and when to plant and prune your hedge for the best results.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Alder
Swamp-dweller, water-lover. The wood of this tough tree doesn’t rot when waterlogged, instead turning stronger and harder.
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Woodland Trust Wood
Spud Wood
Lymm
17.22 ha (42.55 acres)
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Blog
11 must-know facts about woods and forests in the UK
Woods and forests are mysterious, beautiful and fascinating places. Here are 11 amazing must-know facts about our woods and forests in the UK.
Chris Britt-Searle • 02 May 2024
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Help us save a globally important temperate rainforest
We urgently need your support to save and restore Buckland Wood.
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About us
Working together
Working closely with others is one of the key ways we achieve our policy goals. We are members of a number of advocacy partnerships, which include other NGOs, parliamentary groups and professional institutes.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Rose chafer
With striking, iridescent bodies that shimmer like oil slicks in the sunshine, rose chafers are easy to spot as they crawl among the flowers on summer days.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Common bird’s nest fungus
Clinging to twigs and branches like tiny birds’ nests, each common bird’s nest fungus looks like a clutch of white eggs.
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How we spend your money
We can’t do our work without you. Every pound you give bolsters our fighting funds, pays for hard graft in our woods and gets trees in the ground. But don’t just take our word for it. Find out what your money is helping to achieve.