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Trees woods and wildlife
Dark crimson underwing moth
A rare beauty – the dark crimson underwing moth startles predators with its deep red hindwings and depends on mature oak trees for survival.
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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.
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Video
Combatting flooding and soil erosion with trees
Leicestershire-based farmer Rachael Spence talks about how planting trees with the MOREwoods scheme has improved drainage and soil quality on her smallholding.
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Hayden Gabriel - volunteer speaker
Find out more about Hayden's volunteering role and why she was nominated for an award.
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Privately owned Wood
Pigshill and Clarrick Woods
Cornwall
25.56 ha (63.16 acres)
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Blog
What are the effects of global warming in the UK? And how can we make a difference?
Global warming is affecting the UK. Find out the changes we are already seeing, the changes to come, and how we can fight back.
Nick Atkinson • 24 Apr 2019
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Blog
House mouse or field mouse? Easy guide to types of UK mice, voles and shrews
Are you curious about what mouse or vole you saw in your garden or out on a walk? Or did your cat bring one in and you wondered what it was? Here's a quick guide to the more common mice, voles and shrews of the UK.
Helen Keating • 28 Mar 2022
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Practical guidance
Site Assessment Handbook
This handbook will help you gather information on your site to help you create your own woodland. It guides you through four assessment stages and offers advice on growing the right trees in the right place.
PDF (4.65 MB)
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Blog
Best native hedge plants: choose the right hedges
Autumn and winter are the best times to plant a hedge. To get you started, here are our top 10 recommendations for the best native hedge plants and the amazing benefits they'll bring.
Helen Keating • 23 May 2023
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Protecting trees and woods
Our work with The Climate Coalition
We're an active member of The Climate Coalition, a group of over 100 organisations dedicated to limiting the impact of climate change on the people, places and life we love.