Search our site
-
Trees woods and wildlife
Wood anemone
Sun-loving, gentle, a mark of the old. Wood anemone is one of the first spring blooms, arriving to take in the light through the leafless canopy in broadleaf woodland. Look for them in old and ancient woodland that suits their slow growth.
-
Trees woods and wildlife
Yew
Ancient, morbid, toxic. The yew is one of the longest-lived native species in Europe. This has made it a symbol of death and doom, but it provides food and shelter for woodland animals.
-
Trees woods and wildlife
Alder
Swamp-dweller, water-lover. The wood of this tough tree doesn’t rot when waterlogged, instead turning stronger and harder.
-
Woodland Trust Wood
Pound Farm
Great Glemham
89.72 ha (221.70 acres)
-
Woodland Trust Wood
Burntollet Wood
East of Londonderry
22.67 ha (56.02 acres)
-
Support us
Have a tree party
Celebrate the UK’s incredible trees and woods with an outdoor party or picnic.
-
Woodland Trust Wood
Duncliffe Wood
Stour Row Shaftesbury
93.04 ha (229.90 acres)
-
Trees woods and wildlife
Red deer
The majestic monarch of the glen. Our largest land mammal, red deer, are the royalty of UK woodland.
-
Woodland Trust Wood
Moat Wood
South Street East Hoathly
9.99 ha (24.69 acres)
-
Trees woods and wildlife
Oak, sessile
Less famous than English oak, but no less loved, the sessile oak towers in the woods. Squirrels, jays and badgers love their acorns and caterpillars flock to eat their leaves, in fact 326 species of wildlife are found only on oak.