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Protecting trees and woods
Neighbourhood planning
Woods and trees can help make your community a healthier, wealthier and happier place to live and work.
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Try tree dressing
Celebrate a special tree with decorations made by your pupils.
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Blog
Early spring flowers quiz: 12 flowering plants and shrubs
Want to identify blooms spotted on a refreshing woodland walk or bring some early colour to your garden? Take our quiz to discover some of the most common early flowerers.
Charlie Mellor • 11 Feb 2021
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About us
Croft Woodlands
Growing trees in the north and west of Scotland presents both unique challenges and benefits. Our Croft Woodlands advisory team helps crofters, smallholders and common grazings to create and manage woodlands that will flourish.
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Practical guidance
Integrating trees on farms and crofts in Scotland
It's time to manage land in a way that addresses ambitious targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Agroforestry and woodland expansion projects in Scotland are key for integrating tree cover and agricultural land to complement farming systems, including crofting.
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Volunteer with us
Every year, thousands of people give their precious time to help us protect and care for woods and trees.
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Woodland Trust youth council
Meet the Woodland Trust youth council: a dedicated team of brilliant young volunteers aged 16-25 who are helping shape the future of woods and trees.
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Have a flutter
Play our raffle to be in with a chance to win a cash prize - all while supporting our work for woods and trees.
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Blog
How long do spiders live? And other spider facts
Discover more about spiders like how long they live, how many eyes they have, how big UK species can grow and more.
Rachel Hoskins • 09 Sep 2019
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Trees woods and wildlife
Grasses and sedges
Grasses and sedges are in different botanical families, but because of their similar appearance they are collectively known as graminoids (plants with a grass-like appearance).