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Spot spring’s vital signs and help the Woodland Trust record the impact of climate change on nature

The Woodland Trust is urging people to get outside and spot vital signs of spring to help monitor potentially “disastrous” effects of climate change on nature, before its campaign ends on Easter Monday.

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Spring's Vital Signs 

Have you spotted frogspawn, seen blackthorn bloom or heard a song thrush singing? Let us know so we can check the health of the planet.

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Event

Guided butterfly walk at Merry Hill

Join experts from Butterfly Conservation at Merry Hill Wood to look for summer butterfly species such as the brown hairstreak.

Sun 03 Aug 2025  •  Merry Hill, Bushey

Research report

State of the UK's Woods and Trees 2021

This State of the UK’s Woods and Trees report is the first to present important facts and trends focusing predominantly on our native woods and trees.

PDF  (27.62 MB)

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Woodland management plans under review

Information about our woodland management plans under review.

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Rugby club plants for riverside wildlife

When trees were lost in stormy weather, South Wales' Blackwood RFC applied for a community tree pack to restore the wildlife habitat, soil stability and beauty that had been washed downriver.