We have recently engaged with some very interesting, like-minded and compatible organisations… The Human Milk Foundation HMF are passionate about saving the very youngest, most… Read More »Serendipities – Social ecologies and new partners
To plant a tree is a gift to the future; an act of hope. If you do nothing else for the world this year, plant… Read More »Plant a tree! But what tree.. and where…?
Now that I’m involved in Woods for the Trees, I’d like to give my wife an arboreal gift. But which are the most romantic trees? I really have no idea, so I decide to talk to some knowledgeable people and top up with online research.
Here at Woods for the Trees, we’re always looking for new ideas to care for the planet. That’s why we’re following 365 Actions, a new… Read More »Our 366 resolutions for 2021
Illustration by Karen Rock Wizard in a Tree If you are the type who is curious to know how stories begin, you should sneak out… Read More »A small tree story for children
WftT has made a submission to the EFRA (Dept of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Select Committee set up to look at future government policy… Read More »Tree Planting and Woodlands – an EFRA Select Committee
Half term at the end of October is my favourite time to get away to the countryside and enjoy nature at its most spectacular. This… Read More »Autumn colours in Kew Gardens
In a recent article, Sophie Armour of the University of Sheffield argues that sheep farmers can profit by repurposing their pasture as woodland. Most sheep… Read More »Sheep farmers of England unite!
A colleague, Rannoch Daly, has sent me this: it might have been written as a charter for woodlanders. A well-kempt forest begs Our Lady’s grace;Someone… Read More »A Culture is no Better than its Woods
My trees: progress report It’s July 2020; and in this strange new world it’s a relief to watch the natural cycle of the seasons offer… Read More »Thistle Wood blog