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North London Rabbi takes a 100-mile walk to the woods
Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg and his dog Mitzpah take a breather in Theydon Bois Wood on their 100-mile sponsored walk. March 2008.
Green fingered UK students get tree planting
School children across the UK will be teaming up with the Woodland Trust to plant trees creating lasting woodland legacies across the UK. Jan 2008.
Free tree packs for UK children
Alan Titchmarsh supports the Woodland Trust's free hedge and copse tree pack scheme that sees over 9,300 packs (280,000) trees planted this season. Nov 2007.
Kids go wild with Michelle Paver
Children's author Michelle Paver has joined young readers in Hainault Forest to celebrate the Big Wild Read Summer Reading Challenge. Oct 2007.
Students, scouts and local communties plant thousands of trees
Children across the UK will be helping the Woodland Trust to achieve its target of 12 million trees. Oct 2007.
Spring is the new summer - global warming makeover
New signs of climate change emerging from leading phenological survey. April 2007.
Schoolchildren pioneer tree planting initiatives
Schools across the UK plant seeds, hedges and copses with the Woodland Trust. March 2007.
Scouts get muddy for the environment
Scouts across the UK get tree planting to commemorate the Centenary of Scouting. January 2007.
Bill Bryson digs hedges
The Woodland Trust supporter backs planting of hedges and trees by schoolchildren. November 2006.
A tree-mendous achievement
Thousands of people are helping to create new woods across the UK as part of Tree for All. November 2006.
Search on for 'Pooh Laureate'
Winnie the Pooh is celebrating 80 Years Of Adventure this year and the search is on throughout October for the nation’s first ever children’s ‘Pooh Laureate’. October 2006.
Local children create wildflower meadow
Woodland Trust staff and youngsters played a major role in sowing wildflower seed at Londonthorpe Wood, near Grantham. October 2006.
Victory Wood featured on new BBC2 documentary
Kent site is centrepiece of show's second broadcast. September 2006.
£1 million fundraising drive unveiled on Lincoln's doorstep
Residents urged to back ambitious bid to safeguard historic sites. August 2006.
Go green by dipping into the Big Blue
Five-piece acoustic act’s fundraising drive for the Woodland Trust. August 2006.
Our iconic oak
Woodland Trust supporters help clinch oak’s status as a historic cultural treasure. August 2006.
Parliamentary approval
Hainault Forest Country Park centenary praised in Early Day Motion. August 2006.
Hainault rocks
Recreation of historic dedication ceremony at Hainault Forest Country Park is a storming success. July 2006.
Around 2,000 mark Hainault centenary in style
Hainault Forest Country Park hosts recreation of historic dedication ceremony. July 2006.
Something for everyone at Hainault Forest centenary
Big all-day programme of family events unveiled for celebration. July 2006.
Energy Review fails to count
Government’s consult-and-dismiss approach has resulted in a feeble fudge, says Woodland Trust. July 2006
Tree planting marathon gets royal seal of approval.
Ceremonial planting event marks 50th anniversary of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme. July 2006.
Britannia Wood tour announced.
Rare guided tour of flagship Trafalgar site unveiled. June 2006.
Pupils paint the town green.
A local artist is helping schoolchildren in Hull get to grips with nature by holding a fortnight of art workshops on behalf of the Woodland Trust. June 2006.
Bid to safeguard Darwin's landscape.
Historic woodland could become part of World Heritage Site. June 2006.
Thousands expected at Hainault Forest centenary.
Lord Carrington to lead recreation of 1906 Hainault Forest declaration ceremony. June 2006.
Celebration held at one of Cheshire's largest woodlands.
Scores of Woodland Trust supporters treated to a first-hand tour of historic site. June 2006.
European day of action on aviation takes off!
Woodland Trust among thousands backing rumble at the runways to oppose airport expansions. June 2006
Thought it was a cold year? Think again!
Spring’s still warmer than it was 30 years ago. June 2006.
Heard the buzzword on Newsround? Win top prizes of celebrity signed wellies and fun science book
CBBC presenters Jake and Gemma sign up to recruit more Woodland Trust Nature Detectives. June 2006
Breath of fresh air for Greater London
Award-winning writer Bill Bryson backs new woodland creation within pioneering Green Arc project. May 2006
Hundreds set to join Pepper Wood anniversary
The Woodland Trust and Pepper Wood Community Group to mark 25 years of caring for ancient woodland. May 2006
Are airports terminal for our bluebells?
Airport expansions threaten ancient woodlands supporting acres of dazzling bluebells. May 2006
Fifteen years on and still growing strong
Flagship site Hedley Hall marking anniversary in style with community fun day. April 2006
Government fails on climate change
UK to miss self-imposed CO2 targets, says the Woodland Trust. April 2006
Marathon runners face being overtaken by a tree
2006 Flora London Marathon man Richard Wheater runs to help safeguard UK woodland. April 2006
Recorders buzzing about insect explosion
Thousands of bee and butterfly sightings logged as spring finally blooms. April 2006
Schoolchildren pioneer new tree-planting initiative
Thousands of youngsters join new new Woodland Trust Seeds-to-Trees' pilot. April 2006
Cash in on a share of a £10,000 windfall
New round of grants available to community woodland groups. April 2006.
Ports staff get onboard in Hull
Associated British Ports staff assist in final spring planting push at Stonebridge Playing Field in Hull. April 2006
Film star's Hullywood dreams
Oscar-winning actress Dame Judi Dench helps tree-planting charity launch Hull arts and photography competition. April 2006
Duke of Edinburgh's Award planting marathon - dates announced
Historic milestones being marked in style by supporters and volunteers. March 2006
Inner-city youngsters plug into planting power
Schoolchildren descend on National Forest for all-day tree-planting marathon. March 2006
New community woodland unveiled in Rutland
Ambitious £90,000 fundraising drive paves way for new site near Oakham. March 2006
TV weathergirl highlights wind of change at Wentwood
Schoolchildren lead the way in the restoration of Wentwood Forest with marathon planting effort. March 2006
Hundreds rally behind bid to safeguard ancient woodland
A £200,000 four-month fundraising marathon to help protect historic site has been a stunning success, says The Woodland Trust. February 2006
Living legacies to mark 50th anniversary
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Participants and Volunteers will be planting 500 trees this year to celebrate the charity’s 50th anniversary. February 2006
Youngsters protest at airport expansion
Schoolchildren dress up as woodland creatures to highlight their opposition to London Luton Airport’s expansion. January 2006
Are our emerging ladybirds doomed?
A wave of mid-winter sightings prompts fears the gardeners’ friend could be decimated by a cold snap. January 2006
Pit heap is spruced up!
Locals help create new community woodland on former pit heap in County Durham. December 2005
Wanted - Springwatchers
Nearly 200,000 helped survey our topsy-turvy weather’s dramatic impact on nature in 2005. December 2005
Planting a piece of history
Nearly 250,000 saplings being planted to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. December 2005
Thousands of trees planted at historic site
Community rallies behind mass-planting events to commemorate Nelson’s victory at Trafalgar. November 2005
Sirius shines as spotlight falls on historic site
Up to 500 schoolchildren and 150 residents and Woodland Trust supporters descended on Sirius Wood near Bath, to help plant nearly 3,000 saplings during a two-day mass tree planting event.
November 2005
Hundreds to plant a piece of history
Schoolchildren and supporters urged to join the Trafalgar celebrations and plant trees to commemorate Nelson’s victory. November 2005
Climate change is playing games with our conkers
According to statistics collected by the Woodland Trust, conkers are ripening earlier than they did 60 years ago. October 2005
Schoolgirl nature detective gets exclusive lesson from TV gardener Chris Beardshaw
Nature-loving 10-year-old meets stalwart environmental campaigner. September 2005
Will our balmy summer turn into a New England fall?
Poet John Keats’ season of mists and mellow fruitfulness may be nearly here – but Autumnwatch needs you to tell us what is actually happening this autumn. September 2005
UK gains thousands of new "Nelson's columns"
Woodland Trust announces 27 new woods for Trafalgar Bicentenary. March 2005
HSBC staff planting trees in Sheffield
On Saturday 19 February 2005, 500 native saplings were planted by HSBC staff, local residents & their families at a special event in Wincobank, Sheffield. February 2005
Disney Live! Stars help local school children create their own Hundred Acre Wood
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger, the stars of the new stage show Disney Live! Winnie the Pooh, visited Birmingham this week ahead of their live theatrical touring production to help children at the Court Farm Primary School create their own miniature ‘Hundred Acre Wood’. January 2005
Children remembered
Trees planted in memory of 1838 Huskar mining disaster in which twenty six children were killed. Nov 2004
Making A Difference To The Planet As Likely As Seeing A Fish Riding A Bicycle?
Well …………………
Michael Fish Gets On His Bike To Help The Woodland Trust. Nov 2004
Charlie Dimmock ties green ribbon around an old oak tree
Celebrity gardener supports campaign. Nov 2004
Woods can improve your wellbeing
Research by the Woodland Trust reveals woodland can have a positive impact on people’s wellbeing. Nov 2004
Parents crave a natural life for their children
Nine out of ten families want to take their children to the countryside but spend more time in the supermarket. Nov 2004
First trees planted as part of Tree For All
Over 400 pupils from 12 primary schools were the first children in the UK to plant trees under the banner of Tree For All – the Woodland Trust’s new children’s tree planting campaign. 700 trees were planted at the APF International Forest Machinery Exhibition at Ragley Estate in Warwickshire on Thursday 23 September. Sept 2004
Celebrity dad Jeff Brazier gives tree-life during woodland birth
Celebrity dad Jeff Brazier is the face of a brand new children’s tree planting campaign that’s set to spark a whole new conservation movement. The Woodland Trust, the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity, today launched Tree For All, the biggest ever children’s tree planting campaign. Tree For All will inspire children to become the next generation of eco-warriors to help restore the environment by planting trees in their own communities across the UK. Sept 2004
Tree For All – Give it some welly!
Announcing the largest children’s tree planting initiative the UK has ever seen.
TV, PC, DVD, MP3, these are just some of the things you can find in the average child’s bedroom. You name it they’ve got it. They can list most brands of mobile phones in their sleep. But can they tell the difference between an oak and an ash, or recognise the sound of a song thrush? And does it matter? Aug 2004
