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Visiting woods
Walking
Taking a walk in the woods is the easiest way to enjoy the outdoors and get closer to nature. From woodland glade to unexplored pathways, where will your visit to the woods take you?
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Woodland Trust Wood
Moat Wood
South Street East Hoathly
9.99 ha (24.69 acres)
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Trees woods and wildlife
Dogwood
Understated until the colder months when it bursts into colour, dogwood is a broadleaf shrub which thrives in damp woodland edges. The timber is so hard, it was used for crucifixes.
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Woodland Trust Wood
Shaptor Woods
Bovey Tracey
78.58 ha (194.17 acres)
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Woodland Trust Wood
Whinny Hill Wood
Boturich
102.91 ha (254.29 acres)
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Trees woods and wildlife
Forest bug
A living woodland crest, the forest bug is a shieldbug that loves nothing more than the sap of oak trees. Look for them on woodland edges in the summer.
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Policy paper
The Woodland Trust's approach to managing its estate
The Woodland Trust owns more than 1,000 woods across the UK. This is how we manage them for people and wildlife in the face of climate change and other threats.
PDF (1.21 MB)
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Woodland Trust Wood
Oakfield Glen
Carrickfergus
8.86 ha (21.89 acres)
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Blog
Bird song identification: songs and calls for beginners
How many birds can you identify by sound alone? Learn to tell some of the UK's most familiar and distinct bird songs apart with our handy guide.
Kayleigh Jacobs-Rutter • 13 Feb 2024
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Trees woods and wildlife
Greater horseshoe bat
Rare and highly agile. Look out for the greater horseshoe bat along woodland edges at dawn and dusk. The longest-lived bat in the UK, it has become scarce due to a loss of insect prey and habitat.