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Woodland Trust seeks major new corporate partner to empower young people through ‘Funding for the Future’
The Woodland Trust, recognised as the UK’s largest woodland conservation charity, is boldly seeking out the perfect business to work in partnership with to support an ambitious new programme of work.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Comma
Tough, charming, rough around the edges. The comma is one of the few butterflies that is becoming more widespread, likely due to global warming.
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Plant trees
Planning your community wood
Find out how to plan your community wood's management and maintenance, from the site boundaries and pathways to the trees and wildlife that lives there.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Harvestman
Spindly, gangly, with small, rounded bodies. These oddly proportioned spider relatives escape predators by losing their limbs. Look for them in damp woodland environments.
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Press centre
Research shows only 12% of local authorities have an action plan for nature recovery
The Woodland Trust is urging local authorities to declare a nature emergency and take steps to restore severely depleted wildlife and green spaces in their communities.
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Woodland Trust Wood
Glen Sherup
Glendevon by Dollar Perthshire
603.51 ha (1491.27 acres)
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Visiting woods
Events
Discover events at our woods and the festivals and fairs we're attending in the coming months. From walking and wellbeing to photography and tree planting events, our woodland events are a great day out.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Osprey
Expert fisherman and a conservation success story. Back from the brink of extinction, the mighty osprey is breeding once again in every country of the UK.
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Plant trees
Types of woodland management
A detailed look at how and when to carry out the techniques of coppicing, pollarding, formative pruning and thinning.
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Blog
8 enchanting rainforests to explore in the UK
UK rainforests are even rarer than their tropical counterparts, and just as beautiful. Brimming with wildlife, entwined with local history and overflowing with magic, here are eight of the best to explore.
Charlotte Varela • 12 Mar 2025