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In autumn, I love to take a walk in the woods and view all the wonderful changes taking place in trees. This season, we’re in for a particularly, great display of colours - nature notes will tell you why.
Our Autumnwatch survey 2006, in association with the BBC, is ongoing. This year, the focus of the BBC’s Autumnwatch series, being screened 2-13 Oct on BBC2, will be on seed gathering. We’re encouraging people to organise their own seed gathering events on the weekend of 7-8 Oct. Tell us about your activities via the Tree For All website and you’ll receive a special events pack.
Another new TV series, just started on BBC 2 is The Trees that Made Britain. Tomorrow night’s episode (BBC 2, Friday, 22 Sep at 7.30 pm) will feature tree planting at our Victory Wood site. (See below for details on our associated competition.)
The oak is one of my favourite trees. Many other people obviously agree with me because it's just been recognised as a national icon, having received over 350,000 votes. Visit the ‘Portrait of England’ online poll for more details.
 Kind regards,
Sue Holden, chief executive
PS A few places are still available on our woodland creation conference at The Lowry, Manchester - 17-18 Oct. I'll see you there.
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Living legacy created at Rutland
Find out why we’re creating a new 33 hectare (82 acre) wood in Rutland, to honour the memory of a local villager, after his niece donated £320,000 to make his wish come true. More |
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Great crested newts go crazy over Granllyn Pool
Granllyn Pool, one of our reserves at Guilsfield, Powys, and a significant site for great crested newts in Wales, has seen a rapid increase in newt numbers returning recently. More |
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Competition to win two new books
Win a copy of The Trees that Made Britain, which accompanies a major new BBC series, and Oliver Rackham’s Woodlands - the 100th book in the New Naturalist series. Reply to this email with what is your favourite tree and why - by 30 Sep. |
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Help protect our oldest living treasures
Ancient trees are living relics of incredible age that inspire in us feelings of awe and mystery. Lead the way to a more enlightened approach to our oldest living treasures by becoming an Ancient Tree Guardian. Find out more |
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Where to get your own website
We’re offering community woodland groups the chance to promote their projects on a free mini website, as part of our Community Woodland Network. How to get online |
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Heritage project looks for local groups
If you’re interested in woodland wildlife, archaeology and history, the Woodland Heritage Champions project wants your help to create a new woodland heritage manual. More |
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Schoolchildren raise funds for trees
The Yellow Woods Challenge is a simple, educational and fun competition for schools, run by Yellow Pages. Schools that recycle old Yellow Pages directories help raise funds for our Tree For All project. How to take part |
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Back on the map at Belvoir Park Forest
Your last chance to help celebrate Back on the map, our project to create the first ever inventory of Northern Ireland’s ancient woodland, at Belvoir Park Forest, Belfast, on 15 Oct. Find out more |
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Restore Portmoak by pulling up trees
Come along and pull up birch trees, to help us restore one of Scotland’s last remaining remnants of raised peat bog on Saturday 7 October. Event details |
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