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Clock is ticking for Britain’s incredibly rare rainforests
The Woodland Trust is highlighting the plight of its special rainforests to coincide with World Rainforest Day. Despite fears over the future of the Britain’s rainforests, much is being done on the ground to protect these special habitats.
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Andrew Steele - volunteer wildlife monitor
Find out more about Andrew's volunteering and why he was nominated for an award.
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Data shows low fruit yield after wet spring
The latest update from Nature’s Calendar, the Woodland Trust’s citizen science project, suggests knock-on effects of heavy rainfall earlier in the year.
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Tree of the Year shortlist announced showcasing UK's toughest trees
Ten tenacious trees that have defied gravity, faced the elements and even taken a hit from a cannonball are contending to be crowned UK Tree of the Year.
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Gold for young designer’s garden at Tatton
A young designer has won gold at RHS Tatton for creating a unique garden to highlight the dramatic loss of treasured trees outside woods.
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Highlights from an ancient woodland restoration event
See highlights from a restoration demonstration event in Wales, including timber processing, working with contractors, a lichenologist and paleoecology - analysing soil to discover the wood's history.
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Creating a wood for conservation, community and coppicing
Mark and Liz Lea planted a woodland on their organic Shropshire farm in 2023 with MOREwoods. They hope it will boost biodiversity, benefit their local community and provide wood chip for their biomass boiler.
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Restoration techniques at Raincliffe Woods
We're working with Raincliffe Community Woodland Enterprise to restore ancient woodland at Raincliffe Woods, near Scarborough. Site manager Mark Feather addresses some of the common concerns and explains the techniques being used at the site.
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Research shows only 12% of local authorities have an action plan for nature recovery
The Woodland Trust is urging local authorities to declare a nature emergency and take steps to restore severely depleted wildlife and green spaces in their communities.
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Drone sows 75,000 native tree seeds to triple rainforest cover in Cornwall and Devon
An ambitious drone tree-seeding trial in the South West could revolutionise the expansion of rainforests.