Category Archives: Scotland
Pining for a national tree?
Canada has its maple, England, Wales and Ireland have their oaks, and each of the States and Territories that form the United States of America have their own tree too, ranging from the towering Sequioa of California to the aptly … Continue reading
Badgers caught on candid camera in Scotland
A few weeks ago we received some fantastic videos of badgers enjoying the sunshine in one of our woods in Scotland from badger recorder Chris Hydes. Badgers appear to have thrived this summer as they flourish on the warm and wet … Continue reading
Small is beautiful above the treeline
There’s something ecologically fascinating about edges. We tend to put our habitats into separate boxes – woodland, moorland, heathland, wetland – and draw lines around them. But often it’s the fuzzy bits between them that are most interesting. Unfortunately, these … Continue reading
WuT you like to identify unmapped ancient woodland?
A common question that we get in the Woods under Threat Team is “how can you identify if a wood is ancient?” The Ancient Woodland Inventory was created in the 1980′s and it shows most ancient woodland that is over two … Continue reading
WuT you like an update?
I have just completed a bi-monthly update of our Woods under Threat cases, and with all my recent posts I thought you all might like to see a brief overview of the threats that vulnerable ancient woods are currently facing, or have fought off (sometimes … Continue reading
WuT you like to help
We know we are not being told about all of the planning applications that are destroying and damaging ancient woodland in the UK. As you will have seen from my previous two posts, WuT you like to know and WuT … Continue reading
WuT you like to see?
With the creation of the new Woods under Threat (WuT) database that has been mentioned in my previous post it has meant that we are now able to analyse the data that we have collected over the last 10 years across the … Continue reading
Campaigning with inks, chalks and oils
The ‘Creative’ corner on our website has been quietly amassing an impressive body of work. There are lots of ways to make a change for the better – from simply raising an alarm and building awareness of an issue, to directly influencing … Continue reading
Still woodwatching at Stansted
It took ten years of campaigning and a change of Government before the plans which threatened 6 ancient woods on the outskirts of Stansted airport were finally put to bed. The Coalition’s ‘Programme for Government’ stated there would be no … Continue reading
