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Minibeast hunt – top tips for finding bugs
Go on a minibeast hunt with your kids and see how many creepy crawlies you can find. Plus get tips on what to pack in your bug hunting kit.
Danielle Wesley • 26 May 2023
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Easy blackberry recipes
Forage for blackberries to make blackberry crumble, bramble flapjack, summer fruits pudding, and a sweet blackberry sauce.
Danielle Wesley • 27 Aug 2019
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Woodland Trust Wood
Den Wood
Oldmeldrum
18.83 ha (46.53 acres)
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Trees woods and wildlife
Elder
Feared by the devil. Favoured by foragers. Find out all you need to know about why elder is the very essence of summer.
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About us
What we do
We are the Woodland Trust. We plant, protect, restore and manage woods and trees.
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Stick crafts and activities for kids
Sticks have endless possibilities! From Poohsticks to twig towers and journey sticks to stick men, we've got plenty of ideas for your family to try on your next woodland walk.
Danielle Wesley • 04 Nov 2019
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How to make bramble whisky: recipe for blackberry liqueur
Read our simple and easy recipe for this delicious foraged blackberry liqueur, or bramble whisky. You'll love this homemade tipple, it's sure to impress!
George Anderson • 12 Aug 2019
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Rare woodland animals and where to find them
Discover some of the UK's rarest woodland animals and where to spot them in the wild.
Annabel Kemp • 21 Sept 2023
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Otters in our woods - where to find them
Did you know the clean rivers and shrubby banks of some of our woods are ideal habitat for otters? Follow our top tips for otter-spotting and find a waterside woodland near you.
Charlie Mellor • 02 Feb 2021
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Foraging in March: spring's edible plants
Spring has arrived and the woods and hedgerows are about to burst with edible spring greens, shoots and flowers. Find out which ones you can eat and what to do with them.
Helen Keating • 28 Mar 2018