We are also committed to the restoration of Ireland's original climax ecosystem, through the re-creation of woodlands, using only native seed. Learn how your comment data is processed. 294344) and in Scotland (No. VAT No. A directory of over 1,000 Woodland Trust woods to visit, A handy guide to identifying native trees and shrubs, A native tree dedicated in their names in the nearest available Woodland Trust wood to where they live, A personalised certificate and information about the wood. The Woodland Trust is the largest woodland conservation charity in the United Kingdom concerned with the creation, protection, and restoration of native woodland heritage. [24] The largest of these, owned and managed by the Trust itself, is the Flagship Diamond Wood in Leicestershire. 1982873. The area of semi-natural ancient woodland is tiny – just 1.2 % of the UK. The Woodland Trust also have a Nature Detectives Club for young people and children, teachers and leaders. Its largest current projects include the 41.7 km2 (16.1 sq mi) Glen Finglas Estate in the Trossachs, Scotland and the Heartwood Forest near St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, which will cover approximately 347 ha (860 acres). [31] It has become a powerful tool in assessing the impact of climate change and is highly valued by research scientists. A Wildlands Trust membership card and car decal. A subscription to our semi-annual newsletter, Wildlands News, to keep you up-to-date on regional conservation and our progress to protect open space.
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There's nothing like a walk through woodland to walk off all those Christmas excesses, enjoy the bluebells in Spring, the wild flowers in Summer or the colourful falling leaves in autumn. Protect woodlands today - give your loved one a gift membership from £4 a month. Woodland Trust (Enterprises) Limited, registered in England (No. As well as protecting ancient woodland, you'll be helping to create new woodland. First of all, an organisation like ours needs money; for overhead costs in administering the Trust, paying public liability insurance so we can keep our sites open to the public, paying for the printing of the magazine, etc.
They will be drawing the winner on Wednesday 16th November 2016 and you can enter here, If you want to follow the Woodland Trust on social media you can find them in the following places Pinterest , Instagram and You Tube. Already a member or prefer to join over the phone? How about a membership or a donation to the Suffolk Horse Society? Woodland now covers around 12% of the UK and around half of this is coniferous plantation. Yet in the past 70 years, more than half of our ancient woodland has been destroyed. [23], The Trust ran the Jubilee Woods project, which aimed to plant 6 million trees and create 60 commemorative 'Diamond' woods across the UK as part of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 2012. The Woodland Trust logo, and the Woodland Trust Nature Detectives logos are registered trademarks. A Wildlands Trust membership card and car decal. It owns 20 sites covering 4.3 km2 (1.7 sq mi) in the National Forest and has twelve sites in Community Forests in England. Discounts at retailers and farms across the region.
There are serious operational issues here, staff morale is generally low due to being overworked and their skills and experience not being recognised or appreciated at all. We spend 80p of every £1 you give directly on trees, woods and wildlife. Your membership pack includes a leaf ID swatch book, membership card and directory to our woods. The Native Woodland Trust is a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) and is a registered Irish charity (CHY14035), please download a sponsorship form by clicking here. [17] It is estimated that compared to a concrete framed construction, the timber structure saved the equivalent in carbon production as nine years of the building's operation.[15]. The Woodland Trust was founded in 1972 and nearly 40 years later, it owns 1,200 woods throughout the UK. Wood enquiries Donate to the Woodland Trust online, or call our team on 0330 333 3300* (Mon-Fri, 8.30am to 5pm). For each new member the Woodland Trust can, on average, care for and protect half an acre of native woodland, so this is a perfect gift for nature lovers and anyone who loves British wildlife. Discounts at retailers and farms across the region. [citation needed], (subscription may be required or content may be available in libraries), Non-profit company and registered charity, Barbara Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/about-us/our-people/our-chief-executive/, "The current state of ancient woodland restoration", "Access to woodland - the Woodland Trust's position", "Woodland Trust HQ, Grantham, by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios | Building study", "Woodland Trust HQ | Engineering Projects", "Grantham charity offer schools the chance to 'green-up' with free trees", "Plant free trees in Sheffield with help from the Woodland Trust", "Wildlife Extra News - Ten years on and 250 Millennium woods transform Britain's landscape", "Celebrate Queen Elizabeth's historic Diamond Jubilee during 2012 with the Woodland Trust", "Princess Royal unveils Diamond Jubilee Wood plaque", "For Club and Country - Remembering the Greater Game", "Nature's Calendar: How your records are used", "Natural England - SSSIs : SSSI information", "The spectacular Welsh rainforest bought for £1m for the nation thanks to a major bequest", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Woodland_Trust&oldid=986723179, Nature conservation organisations based in the United Kingdom, Environmental charities based in the United Kingdom, Environmental organizations established in 1972, 1972 establishments in the United Kingdom, Pages with non-numeric formatnum arguments, Pages containing links to subscription-or-libraries content, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2019, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.