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Trees woods and wildlife
Greater horseshoe bat
Rare and highly agile. Look out for the greater horseshoe bat along woodland edges at dawn and dusk. The longest-lived bat in the UK, it has become scarce due to a loss of insect prey and habitat.
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Woodland Trust Wood
Duncliffe Wood
Stour Row Shaftesbury
93.04 ha (229.90 acres)
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Woodland Trust Wood
Burntollet Wood
East of Derry-Londonderry
22.67 ha (56.02 acres)
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Blog
What do robins eat?
Find out what robins eat in the wild and what you can leave in your garden to feed them.
Rachel Hoskins • 01 Dec 2019
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Woodland Trust Wood
Moat Wood
South Street East Hoathly
9.99 ha (24.69 acres)
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Trees woods and wildlife
Holly
Festive, neat and prickly. Holly is a well-loved shrub that shelters birds and gives hedgehogs a cosy place to hibernate.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Timothy grass
A gentle and swaying irritant. Though this grass is a favourite with insects and farmers, it may well be to blame for your hay fever! It is a very common allergen, but is now being used in a cure to your seasonal sneezes.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Yew
Ancient, morbid, toxic. The yew is one of the longest-lived native species in Europe. This has made it a symbol of death and doom, but it provides food and shelter for woodland animals.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Lily-of-the-valley
Charming, sweetly scented and highly poisonous, lily-of-the-valley is a romantic woodland stunner.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Maple, field
Pollution fighter, autumn stunner, syrup maker. The field maple is a sturdy broadleaf, which supports caterpillars, aphids, and all their predators, all while resisting air pollution.