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Dear Supporter
We're now well into May and summer is on the way. However,
there is still time to look out for
bluebells, which have arrived late this year - over 100 Woodland Trust woods burst into bloom
with bluebells during this month. I visited two of them on
Sunday in Wales - the bluebells were spectacular! Please check out our
website for details of
bluebells woods near you.
I'm very concerned that at least six irreplaceable ancient
bluebell woods are threatened if the proposed plans to
expand Stansted and Luton get the go-ahead. You can help
join the campaign to save these important sites, by
taking part in the
European Day of Action on airport
expansion taking place on June 10th.
Unfortunately, Pencoedtre Wood is also under threat in Wales.
An ancient woodland and
potential SSSI near Barry, Pencoedtre is in danger of being bulldozed
to make way for new housing and industrial units. With your
help, we want to
save this site from destruction.
Living proof of what our campaigns can achieve is found in
Penn Wood in the Chilterns, which I had the pleasure of
visiting recently. Penn Wood, one of the UK's last remaining
large areas of ancient woodland, was saved from being turned
into a golf course after the Trust and local groups launched
an urgent £1 million appeal in April 1999 to purchase the
wood. This target was achieved through a combination of
grants and public generosity - including a significant
contribution of over £200,000 provided by five unrestricted
legacies.
Legacies are a vital source of income for us, from funding
the acquisition of threatened woodland to supporting
woodland creation. Find out more about how legacies helped
save Penn Wood and other important woods by visiting our
newly revamped
legacy website.
Sue Holden
Chief executive, the Woodland Trust
PS Penn Wood is also one of the woods featured in our new
book
Exploring Woodland in the Chilterns to Welsh Borders -
one of
two new guides sponsored by Legal & General and just
published by Frances Lincoln.
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Airport
expansion - terminal for bluebell woods?
Planned expansions at Stansted
and Luton airports will destroy at least six
bluebell-rich ancient woods and the habitat of
rare species like the dormouse, oxlip,
early purple orchid and the glow-worm.
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Greater London gets giant green lungs
Nearly 100
hectares of new woodland will be created in
London and Essex, after the Trust purchased 52
hectares at Havering Park Farm in Romford on 10
May, and recently raised more than £600,000 to
purchase 38 hectares at Theydon Bois.
More |
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New
'Seeds to Trees' project launched
Thousands of
youngsters from over 100 UK schools are taking part in
a pioneering project to germinate seeds, nurture
and then plant saplings at seven sites across
the UK.
Details |
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Leave a lasting legacy
Find out why legacies
are so vital to our work and how leaving a
legacy to a charity can help save you
inheritance tax; read our simple guide to
will-making and legacy giving - on the
legacy website |
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Pencoedtre Wood - Help us save
it!
In a crucial test of
the Welsh Assembly's 2002 policy of protecting
ancient woodland, the Woodland Trust launches an
eleventh hour bid to save Pencoedtre Wood from
the bulldozers.
How to get involved |
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Get yourself a greener
lifestyle
How to have a greener
lifestyle. Get tips on greener gifts and energy
sources, recycling, switching to paper free
billing and more - for full details
visit our online
shop |
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European Day of Action on
airport expansion
The Trust is supporting
community run events across the UK, as part of a
European Day of Action on 10 June, highlighting
opposition to airport expansion that threatens
the destruction of ancient woodland.
Find out more |
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'Forest Feast' launch at Gardeners' World
Live
'Forest Feast' - an
exclusive new bird food created for us by Bill Oddie
and blended by Haiths - will
be launched at the Gardeners' World Live Show,
14 - 18 June, NEC Birmingham. Further details and the chance
to
win 2 free tickets |
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Trust team triumphs on
Talisker Trek!
Our team raised a
staggering £3,198 for the first ever Talisker
Trek expedition to the Isle of Skye. The target
is to raise enough funds over three years to
plant a quarter of a million trees.
See how they got on |
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