Dear supporter,
November
is now on the way and the nights are drawing in, but it's still a
busy time for us because the tree-planting season has started. We have tree planting events running from now until next March, and don't forget National Tree Week also takes place in November. Get involved - see details below.
It's
a great time to get out and do some volunteering. Volunteers are vital
to the charity sector and my own experience of volunteering has always
been really rewarding. The Woodland Trust has over 700 active
volunteers and our Volunteer of the Year award is one way we recognise
them. This year's winners stood out because of their amazing
contribution spanning over 20 years, but every volunteer is important
to us. A special thank you to all our volunteers for your support.
 Kind regards,
Sue Holden, chief executive
PS Please remember to join us in London for the I Count event on Saturday, November 4th and sign up online to show your support and keep updated.
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Wild and wonderful woodland gifts
We’re offering a wealth of wonderful woodland related presents on our online Christmas shop this year. Choose from a great selection, including our innovative ‘leaf swatch book’ and a range of new alternative gifts |
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Rooting for the future
The Tree Council's National Tree Week
runs from 22 Nov-3 Dec. You can organise your own activity or attend one of our tree planting events |
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Crucial test case reaches crunch point
Within less than a month,
Councillors
will vote on whether to approve the extension of an opencast coal site,
which will result in the destruction of 4.5 hectares of
Coed Haford Heulog, a beautiful ancient woodland near Bridgend in
Wales. Help us object Cymraeg |
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Children create a colourful wildflower meadow
As part of the innovative Forest of Flowers
project, a pioneering technique called ‘Breaking New
Ground’ is being used to create a colourful wildflower meadow at
Londonthorpe Wood in Lincolnshire. At a recent event, local schoolchildren also scattered seeds and planted bluebells. |
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Reynold's woods trees get recycled
Thinning dead trees out at Reynold's Wood in
Bedfordshire has given younger trees a chance to flourish and will help
other woods too. They're being recycled into a range of other useful
woodland products - find out what
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Start of Scouts for Trees launched in Scotland
While we continue to search for suitable
tree-planting sites across the UK, Scouts for Trees in Scotland got
off to a good start when a former scout and prominent
parliamentary figure with local links attended the launch. Who was it? |
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Pooh's poetry prize to plant a Hundred Acre wood
The winner of Disney's ‘Pooh
Laureate’ poetry competition for children will be able to
plant their own mini Hundred Acre wood, with a copse pack of 30 trees
supplied by us. Enter |
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Walk leaders wanted in West Lothian
Working with the ‘Put your West foot
forward’ project to promote healthy lifestyles, Woodland Trust
Scotland are looking for people to lead short health walks on Woodland
Trust sites in the West Lothian area. Details |
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