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Red-headed cardinal beetle
A flame-coloured sun worshiper, the red-headed cardinal basks in the summer sun in woods and hedgerows, and nestles under loose bark on broadleaved trees.
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Woodland Trust Wood
Bovey Valley Woods
Bovey Tracey
86.19 ha (212.98 acres)
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Woodland Trust Wood
Deans Wood
Livingston
16.27 ha (40.20 acres)
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Woodland Trust Wood
The Punchbowl
Llanfoist
38.09 ha (94.12 acres)
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Video
Peatland restoration at Snaizeholme
Alec Pue, site manager at the Woodland Trust, and Tessa Levens, project manager at Yorkshire Peat Partnership, explore the exciting restoration work transforming the peatland across Snaizeholme Estate. Take a deep dive into the vital importance of peat for native wildlife and carbon capture, as well as some of the plant species you might find in this rare habitat.
00:11:04
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Woodland Trust Wood
Seeds Plantation
Warrington
6.38 ha (15.76 acres)
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Video
Abi Reader, dairy farmer in Vale of Glamorgan
Abi explains the farm's experimental short rotation coppice system with a high protein arable crop between rows of native trees. The aim is to meet a universal goal: food production and a sustainable planet.
00:03:06
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Woodland Trust Wood
Bilton Beck & Rudding Bottoms
Scotton
17.11 ha (42.28 acres)
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Case study
Bringing neglected woodland into sustainable management
The custodians of an ancient wood discuss their efforts to restore valuable natural habitat and convert neglected woodland into a thriving habitat for wildlife.
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Blog
Bracket fungi identification: 10 common UK species for beginners
Bracket fungi, also known as shelf or polypore fungi, grow on both dead and living trees. Here we list some of the UK's more common and easily distinguished types to get to grips with.
Amy Lewis • 21 Oct 2021