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Volunteers collect over 11m rare seeds for nature restoration work in Scotland
The project launched in 2023 with an initial target of collecting one million seeds. A 100 dedicated volunteers have collected the rare and precious seeds by hand from remote locations – enabling an estimated 7.8 million trees to be grown for woodland restoration projects in Scotland.
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Ministerial visit showcases innovative agroforestry project
DAERA Minister Andrew Muir has visited a groundbreaking agroforestry project developed by local farmer Jeremy Hamilton, highlighting the growing role that trees can play in supporting sustainable and resilient farming across Northern Ireland.
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Wildlife declining in UK woods despite more tree cover, major new report reveals
The State of the UK’s Woods and Trees 2025 report has revealed that the quantity and variety of woodland wildlife is plummeting, despite a marginal rise in tree cover.
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11 weird and wonderful wildlife of our rainforests
From a stinky fish-smelling lichen to one which looks like a dragon’s skin, to the world’s largest slug with the strangest mating ritual – the weird and wonderful wildlife of our rainforests.
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A9 central reservation is in a better state than surrounding hills
A central reservation of one of Scotland's busiest roads, the A9, is in a more natural state than the surrounding hills, says report from the Woodland Trust.
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UK’s ‘Forgotten Forests’ to be brought to life at Chelsea
A garden created by the Woodland Trust for this year's RHS Chelsea Flower Show will expose the crisis facing the UK’s ancient woodlands.
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1.7+ million trees planted on crofts
A scheme to help crofters create native woods has planted over 1.7 million trees in the last decade and established forestry as part of the crofting landscape.
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Forgotten Forests come to light at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
The Forgotten Forests Garden showcases our vital work to restore precious ancient woodland ecosystems currently lost under conifer plantations.
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More than 10 million trees planted across the Northern Forest
More than 10 million trees have now been established across the North of England as part of the Northern Forest scheme, which launched in 2018.
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What hatched here? How to identify bird egg shells
Found a fragment of egg in the garden, woods or park? Here's a quick guide to the most common UK bird eggs too help you find out which species it came from.
Helen Keating • 05 May 2020