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Broadleaf spring issue: bring on the blossom
Our latest members' mag includes boosting productivity and tackling climate change with trees on farms, the pollinators' relationship with blossom, Alan Titchmarsh and much more.
Elisabeth Crump • 22 Mar 2023
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Trees woods and wildlife
Common rough woodlouse
Hardy, hungry, excellent composters. The humble woodlouse munches its way through just about anything it can find and is an expert in recycling nutrients.
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Press centre
Clock is ticking for Britain’s incredibly rare rainforests
The Woodland Trust is highlighting the plight of its special rainforests to coincide with World Rainforest Day. Despite fears over the future of the Britain’s rainforests, much is being done on the ground to protect these special habitats.
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Trees woods and wildlife
British trees
Everything you need to know about British trees. From identification, folklore and history to the pests and diseases that threaten them.
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Visiting woods
Woods
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Blog
Which birds mate for life? And birds' mating rituals
Find out which birds mate for life and why they do it, plus discover some of the mating rituals they use to attract a long-term partner.
Rachel Hoskins • 14 Feb 2020
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Blog
7 extinct plants in the UK and rarest plants to save
The UK has some wonderfully diverse countryside, but some of our plant species are disappearing forever.
Laura Cottam • 25 May 2018
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Trees woods and wildlife
Daubenton’s bat
A flying mammal with an aquatic edge. These bats are drawn to water, snatching insects from the surface of rivers and lakes.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Leisler's bat
Tree-dwellers with a lion-like appearance, these fast-flying bats are scarce throughout Britain but common in Ireland.
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Royal Parks Wood
Richmond Park
Greater London
223.43 ha (552.10 acres)