Year 10 #science learners visited Walker Fold Woodland Trust🌳 today, working with experts in #conservation and #ecology to develop their understanding of the #environment as part of the #CityNatureChallenge 🍃 #LadybridgeLearners #biology

🌱 It's great to see #oak trees planted by North Kesteven District Council as part of their 50th anniversary.

🌳 Oak #trees support more wildlife than any other UK native tree.

👉 Learn more: bit.ly/3xT6iex

#Bluebell season is here! 🌷

The magical transformation of our woodland floors is one of spring's greatest spectacles. But did you know? The weather influences when these flowers appear and #ClimateChange is making them arrive early.

👉 Learn more here: bit.ly/49Jxfi0

🌳 #WildGarlic , also known as ramsons or wood garlic, is starting to carpet the #woodland floor.

🔍 Look for long green pointed leaves with a smooth edge and small, white flowers with six petals on a thin stalk.

👉 Learn more about this #wildflower : bit.ly/3JwjUPi

Of the countless bluebell woods I have been luckily enough to walk in during my lifetime, my favourite is Coed Cefn, a woodland trust wood near Crickhowell. Always a joy to be here!

🐦 April is the beginning of the nesting period for #jays .

🥚 Pairs mate for life and work together to construct their nests in trees.
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🌳 They favour broadleaf #woodland but also live in conifer woods, scrub and urban areas.

👉 Learn more: bit.ly/45RCTgj

🍃 Which leaves have you spotted?

🌳 Fresh, green leaves are emerging on many of our native #tree species.

👉 Head to our website for our top #TreeID tips: bit.ly/4aChhYk

📱 Download our free tree ID #app at bit.ly/3JmOo6f

Polluted rivers, lost woodlands, overfished seas…

UK Nature is struggling, & it needs us to stand up for it🥀

Let’s unite for nature in London on 22 June, sending a clear message to all politicians📢 to #RestoreNatureNow

Find out more & sign up👇

restorenaturenow.com

💚 Nature in the UK is struggling. It needs us to stand up for it.

📢 We're uniting for nature in London on 22 June to demand that politicians #RestoreNatureNow .

👉 Find out more and sign up: restorenaturenow.com

🌳Explore awe-inspiring #AncientTrees with us this June, as part of the Festival of Nature 2024!

See the full festival programme here⬇️

A grand pedunculate oak of veteran staus on the Woodland Trust🌳 register for #thicktrunktuesday - with a girth of 5.2m it stands on private land near Cotehele NT's Comfort wood, but is easily viewed from a passing lane 💚

🌳 Planting hedges can be a win-win for #farming , livestock welfare and #wildlife !

🌱 With our MOREhedges scheme, we provide planting advice, trees and funding support from Lloyds Banking Group to #farmers & landowners looking to plant new #hedgerows .

👉 Apply here: woodlandtrust.org.uk/plant-trees/tr…

Take a listen and hear how two Cumbrian farmers are making trees work for their livestock businesses. Feeling inspired then contact Woodland Trust🌳 to find out what advice & support we can provide Nature Friendly Farming Network Soil Association

🌷 How to distinguish between native and Spanish #bluebells !

🔎 Want to improve your woodland #WildflowerID ? Join naturalist and broadcaster Mike Dilger (Mike Dilger 💚) on a journey through the woods.

👉 Watch the full series on our YouTube channel here: bit.ly/3qxKTDP

#FoodSecurity in the UK - it's not a case just farming more land.

A well-designed #agroforestry system can be a win-win for wildlife and food production.

Learn how we're working with farmers and landowners to make our food system sustainable here: woodlandtrust.org.uk/plant-trees/ag…

Great to see the impact on lives that trees have had in London! Trees can reduce temperatures on the ground by up to 12°c, another reason to #PlantMoreTrees

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📰Through the Forest of Biologists (The Forest of Biologists), researchers can plant a tree and restore a piece of #AncientWoodland , every time they publish a paper or peer review.

👉Find out more and enter the forest here: forest.biologists.com/landscape/

There are some stunning trees in Chichester, including this ancient Fig, Ficus carica, and the notable Limes, Tilia x europaea, by the Cathedral; both on the Woodland Trust🌳 Ancient Tree Inventory. When in a town, I often check the interactive inventory map on my phone. Chichester Tree Wardens