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European Tree of The Year
The UK Tree of the Year, the Skipinnish Oak, placed 7th in 2025's European Tree of the Year competition.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Tree of the Year 2025
You voted in your thousands to help us crown this year's Tree of the Year and now we have our champion!
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Inspiring ‘cultural trees’ shortlisted for Tree of the Year 2025
From a cedar that The Beatles climbed to an oak from a Virginia Woolf poem, discover the cultural trees shortlisted for Tree of the Year 2025.
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Skipinnish Oak crowned UK Tree of the Year 2024
A centuries-old oak nestled in the heart of Lochaber, Scotland, has been dubbed ‘Tree of the Year’ in the Woodland Trust’s prestigious competition.
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Biggest ever tree planting year for fast-expanding Northern Forest
More than 1.9 million trees – enough to fill over 1,200 football pitches – were planted across the Northern Forest in the last year.
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Glasgow's Argyle Street ash wins UK Tree of the Year 2025
Standing tall on one of Glasgow’s busiest roads, the Argyle Street ash has been named the winner of the Woodland Trust’s annual Tree of the Year competition.
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Blog
7 galls to spot this year
Have you spotted something unusual growing on a tree recently? It looks like it might be a bumper year for galls, so here are 7 you might see this summer.
Emilie Bonnevay • 31 Jul 2018
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What is a mast year? How and why it happens
Discover what a mast year is, what it means for trees and wildlife and what the data tells us about autumn 2025.
Alex Marshall • 07 Oct 2025
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One year to go: a final Programme for Government
With a year to go until the next Scottish Parliament election, Scotland's First Minister, John Swinney, has announced that he plans to bring forward his Programme for Government.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Tree sparrow
Shy and sweet countryside-lovers. The tree sparrow is rarely seen around humans, but might be spotted in lowland farmland when there's some grain to snaffle.