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What’s the difference between a wood and a forest?
If you aren't sure how to tell the wood from the trees, let us explain the difference between a wood and a forest and why they're both so important.
Charlotte Varela • 18 Dec 2024
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Trees woods and wildlife
Pine marten reintroduction: how we're helping and where to find them
Once persecuted to extinction, find out how we're helping pine martens make a welcome return to the UK's woods.
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About us
Review of the year
Take a look at the major milestones in our work for woods and trees between June 2024 and May 2025.
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Woodland Trust Wood
Old Wood, Skellingthorpe
Skellingthorpe
93.09 ha (230.03 acres)
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Blog
How do heatwaves affect wildlife?
As the UK experiences extreme heat and drought, we take a look at the potentially catastrophic effects of heatwaves on wildlife from early fruit ripening to a false autumn.
Rory Morrow • 23 Jul 2026
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Blog
Life cycle of a plant: seeds, shoots and roots
Plant lives have a beginning and end just like ours. Here's a roundup of the different stages plants go through, from a new seed to eventual death.
Sally Bavin • 02 Mar 2021
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Plant trees
Stump Up For Trees: planting one million trees in the Bannau Brycheiniog area
Farmers in the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park show how it's possible to turn marginal land land into profitable assets that deliver for nature.
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Woodland Trust Wood
Drumnaph Wood
Maghera County Derry-Londonderry
31.91 ha (78.85 acres)
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Protecting trees and woods
Campaigns news
Discover the latest challenges and successes for woods and trees and find out how you can make a difference.
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About us
Faughan Valley Woodlands: from fragments to thriving forests
The Faughan Valley Woodlands project aims to reconnect pockets of ancient woodland, allowing them to become more resilient and thrive in the future.