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Trees woods and wildlife
Ancient woodland
Home to myth and legend, where folk tales began. It fuelled our ancestors and still houses thousands of species. Ancient woodland has grown and adapted with native wildlife, yet what remains only covers 2.5% of the UK.
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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
Beaver
Architects of the animal world, beavers are back in the UK’s rivers after centuries away. These dam-building rodents can transform their local environment by creating new wetland habitats.
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Protecting trees and woods
Campaigns news archive
Explore the highlights of our major campaigns and success stories from the last few years.
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Woodland Trust Wood
Coose Trannack
Trannack nr Helston
3.48 ha (8.60 acres)
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Woodland Trust Wood
Miltonrigg Woods
Brampton
63.58 ha (157.11 acres)
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Woodland Trust Wood
Railway Plantation
Runcorn
1.85 ha (4.57 acres)
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Trees woods and wildlife
Grassland
From woodland glades and wildflower meadows, to pasture and sports fields, grassland covers large areas of the UK. They can be diverse wildlife havens and many have developed from human activities.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Dutch elm disease
This now infamous tree disease has killed millions of elm trees in the UK over the last 50 years. It’s changed parts of our landscape forever and it’s still spreading north.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Sweet chestnut blight
This fungus infects trees through fissures or wounds, and it has the potential to have a significant impact on our historic sweet chestnut woods.