Protecting trees and woods
Saved: Lake Wood, Sussex
Take a detailed look at our team’s efforts to protect an ancient wood alongside local people and discover how our voices made a difference to save the site.
How your support makes a difference
Whether you've become a member, given a donation or pledged to leave a legacy, your support matters. From restoring ancient pine forests to helping bring species back from the brink, here's what we're achieving together.
Saving the woods and trees we all need
Woods and trees have fantastic benefits for wildlife, people and our wider environment. But they're under threat from development, climate change, disease and a simple lack of habitat management. Here's how we're preserving, restoring and revitalising woods, with the backing of our supporters.
Protecting trees and woods
Campaigns news
Discover the latest challenges and successes for woods and trees and find out how you can make a difference.
About us
Glen Finglas: a 25 year transformation
As we celebrate a milestone for this magical site in the heart of Scotland, we take a look back at everything we’ve achieved – and how it reflects our wider work and values.
Plant trees
Natural regeneration
The UK needs more trees. We plant millions of native trees every year, but planting is just one way to help the UK's woodlands expand. Allowing nature to take its course is also an effective and efficient method of getting more trees in the ground.
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Loch Arkaig Pine Forest appeal, Scottish Highlands
Old and gnarled Scots pines. Celebrated ospreys. Breathtaking loch-side views. Thanks to your generous support, some of Scotland’s finest and most fragile treasures now have the chance to thrive.
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Yonder Oak Wood Appeal
Devon is where it all began for us. Now, 50 years on, thanks to your generous support, we're celebrating the creation of Yonder Oak Wood - a vast wooded landscape in east Devon.
Helping wildlife thrive
The UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world, but thanks to you, we're helping turn the tide on wildlife loss by creating healthy habitats and supporting species reintroductions.
Helping people connect with their local woods and trees
You can't protect what you can't see, so we're helping people all over the UK to connect with their local woods, trees and wildlife, whether through tree planting projects or by improving access for visitors in our woods.
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84p of every £1 you give
is spent directly on woods, trees and wildlife.
The other 16p helps us raise the next £1.
How we spend your money
We can't do our work without you. But don’t just take our word for it.
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Become a member
There's no better way to protect the trees we all need than by becoming a member of the Woodland Trust.
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Take action in your community
You can get involved in lots of ways, indoors and out. Check out our ideas and advice for plenty of ways to make a difference for woods and trees, now and for the future.
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Your support is crucial if we’re to protect precious woods and trees – for the wildlife that can’t survive without them, for all of us who depend on them, and for the future.