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Protecting trees and woods
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Please support Our Ten Asks for Trees on Farms and help us embed them in the new Sustainable Farming Scheme for Wales.
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Environmentally-friendly gardening: 10 top tips
Work with nature to make your garden eco-friendly and cut your environmental impact. Check out our 10 easy tips that are good for wildlife and your wallet too!
Charlie Mellor • 16 Apr 2024
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Leicestershire tree giveaway
We're giving away more than 10,000 trees to farmers across Leicestershire in partnership with Lloyds Banking Group.
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Research projects we are funding
We have awarded conservation research grant funding to research projects that address issues facing the conservation of the UK’s native woods and trees.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Poplar, black
Imposing, elegant, rare. The black poplar was once a staple of Britain’s landscape but these days, the trees are few and far between.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Walnut, black
A handsome healer, the black walnut is both ornamental and medicinally valuable. It’s a favourite with squirrels, and its timber is extra pricey.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Stag beetle
Impressive, heavily armed and a formidable fighter. The stag beetle depends on trees and woods for its survival. Its fat larvae feed on the decaying wood of old broadleaved trees. Loss of its woodland habitat means that the stag beetle is now a nationally scarce species.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Cuckoo
A cunning master of misdirection, the cuckoo’s reputation precedes it. These brood parasites spook woodland birds from their nests, then lay their own eggs in them to be brought up by the host.