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Video
Hedging shelters outdoor gym
Community interest company Inspire2tri planted 60 free trees to provide useful shelter for a disability and older adult activity area in Rutland.
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About us
Our vision for Scotland
We're working to create a Scotland where woods and trees thrive for people and nature. Find out what this means in practice, how we are making it happen on our land and with our partners, and how we can help you.
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Partnerships
Lloyds Banking Group
Together we will plant 10 million trees over the next decade as part of Lloyds Banking Group’s investment in creating a cleaner, greener UK. These trees will help to reduce the impact of climate change, potentially absorbing 2.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide.
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Blog
Can you eat conkers? And other conker facts
Learn more about conkers with our fascinating facts. What are they? Can you eat them? And what’s the difference between conkers and chestnuts?
Danielle Wesley • 25 Sept 2019
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Plant trees
Funding a community wood
Our advice on how to seek funding for your community wood, from buying the site and trees to on-going maintenance.
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Journal
Wood Wise – beguiling beetles
The summer 2017 issue of Wood Wise celebrates the UK’s tree-associated beetles, looking at their ecological requirements and their relationship with tree diseases.
PDF (4.85 MB)
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Visiting woods
Woodland Walks podcast
Explore our incredible woods with host Adam Shaw as he chats to the dedicated people behind these special places and meets nature-loving celebrities.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Apple
Tart, tangy and crisp. The fruit of the apple tree is a firm favourite in the UK. And although they’re not native, we’ve been breeding them for centuries as eaters, cookers and to make cider.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Roe deer
Nimble and fleet of foot. The roe is our most widely distributed deer, found in woods across the country. Look out for its white rump flashing as it acrobatically bounds through the trees.
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Visiting woods
Woods through the seasons
Our woods are a wonderful place to visit all year round. Visit in spring for swathes of bluebells, summer for sunlit picnics, autumn for bright bold colours and winter for snow-topped trees.