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Woods for the Trees is a not-for-profit partnership that puts people, trees and land together.
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Follow Woods for the Trees on Eventbrite for updates on our 2026 Wood-Wide Webinar series!

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#webinars #trees #forestry #environment #naturalhistory
February 18, 2026 at 8:32 AM
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Join Woods for the Trees for our February webinar, where we’ll cover three more fascinating tree-related topics! All revenue from our webinars (and everything else) goes towards putting trees in the ground.

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#webinar #trees #forestry #environment #naturalhistory
Wood-Wide Webinars: February session
Join Woods for the Trees as we explore three new topics. All revenue from our webinars is used to put more trees in the ground.
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February 15, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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Calling all tree lovers… 1) On 11 February at 18.00 GMT, join our Wood-Wide Webinar taster session; 2) On 14 February, impress your Valentine with your newly-acquired knowledge about trees. You’re welcome!

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#webinar #trees #forestry #environment
February 8, 2026 at 9:22 AM
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Coming soon on Wed 11 February at 6PM - Taster session our The Wood-Wide Webinar series 2026. Tickets only £2 on Eventbrite, so save the date!

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#webinar #trees #forestry #environment
The Wood-Wide Webinar series 2026
Taster session
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February 1, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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Afficionados of woods and trees might like to see/share this rather elegant and informative map.

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#trees #visualisation #infographic #environment
Mapped: The Four Major Types of Forests Around the World
Explore the four major types of forests around the world—tropical, boreal, temperate, and subtropical—and how they are managed today.
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January 7, 2026 at 8:02 AM
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In our latest newsletter we preview our 2026 webinar series, reflect on the pantomime of COP30, plant more trees, go back to school and discover the mysterious world of Oak Gall wasps.

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#newsletter #trees #treeplanting #uk #environment #cop30 #naturalhistory
Newsletter
Subscribe here to keep up to date with news from Woods for the Trees and our scheme for schools, Nuts for the Trees. We publish a new newsletter every six months. Read our Autumn 2025 newsletter &g…
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December 3, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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What links oak leaves with one of the great works of Early Medieval writing?

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#trees #naturalhistory #oak
Oak Gall wasps: what are they about?
What’s an oak gall? In the picture above you see an autumn oak leaf, discarded by its tree having extracted all the sugars it can beforehand.  What look like cankers on the underside of …
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December 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Pantomime season came early to Belém, Brazil this year! Not Aladdin or Cinderella - this was COP30.

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#cop30 #climatechange #fossilfuels #deforestation #belem #brazil
COP30 in Belém: A Climate Conference in Turmoil
Discover the twists and turns of COP30 in Belém, Brazil, and the challenges of climate change negotiations amidst theatre-like drama.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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If you live in the North-east of England, you might be interested in Living Woods’s full nine-day celebration of National Tree Week’s 50th anniversary.

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#treeplanting #northeastengland
November 26, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Stuart’s gone back to school - carrying a tray of tiny trees!

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#treeplanting #schools #treenursery #backtoschool
Back to School
A couple of years ago I retired from my job in the local primary school, Queen’s Park School. Sometimes I miss working there so I regularly return to continue with the tree-planting project. The pr…
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November 19, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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The tree planting season is in full swing for us - have you started yet?

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#treeplanting #woodland #treenursery #autumn
Planting Season Autumn 2025
It’s early November, and tree planters are just getting busy.  So where do you get your trees from?  There are plenty of reputable tree nurseries around and, if you are buying from them, ther…
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November 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Just when you thought that Spring 2025 couldn’t get any more glorious… our latest newsletter is out now!

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#trees #treeplanting #uk #environment #newsletter
Newsletter
Subscribe here to keep up to date with news from Woods for the Trees and our scheme for schools, Nuts for the Trees. We publish a new newsletter every six months. Read our Spring 2025 newsletter &g…
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May 23, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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Now GCSE students can learn about the birds and bees - and take the exam!

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#schools #naturalhistory #education #uk #gcse
The new Natural History GCSE
The Oxford and Cambridge exam awarding group have confirmed that the new GSCE qualification in Natural History has been approved and should be available from this year – presumably, for students st…
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May 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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At the Woods for the Trees online shop, there’s a card for every mood - and they all help put trees in the ground!

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#giftcards #postcards #treeplanting #environment #uk
Discover Our New Gift Cards and Support Tree Planting
Explore our new gift cards and postcards! Support tree planting and receive a certificate for your contribution. Shop now at Woods for the Trees.
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May 14, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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Calling all primary school parents - Nuts for the Trees needs you!

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#primaryschools #treeplanting #envirnoment #schools #nutsforthetrees #uk
Nuts for the Trees needs you!
Do you know a school that would like to join our Nuts for the Trees scheme? Every Autumn term, we give out starter kits to primary schools so that they can collect tree seeds and grow them into sap…
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May 12, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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“Spread the wood” with our new postcards - only £5 for a pack of 5! All funds go towards planting trees.

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#postcards #treeplanting #spreadthewood #environment
5 November Oak postcards
Spread the “wood” with our pack of 5 November Oak postcards.
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March 21, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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“Spread the wood” with our new postcards - only £5 for a pack of 5! All funds go towards planting trees.

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#postcards #treeplanting #spreadthewood #environment
5 Woods for the Trees postcards
Spread the “wood” with our pack of 5 Woods for the Trees postcards.
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March 12, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Buy our Treescape gift card (with artwork by Thelma Adams) and give the gift of sponsoring three new trees.

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#gifts #giftcard #treeplanting #what3words #sponsor3trees
Treescape gift card
Give the gift of sponsoring three trees at any time of the year with our gift card designed by Thelma Adams.
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March 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Give the gift of sponsoring three trees this Christmas with our limited edition Green Man gift card.

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#gifts #giftcard #treeplanting #what3words #sponsor3trees
Green Man gift card (limited edition)
Give the gift of sponsoring three trees at any time of the year with our limited edition Green Man gift card.
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December 13, 2024 at 8:25 AM
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Our Autumn 2024 newsletter is out now! This time we’re covering gifting, planting, pruning and leaving X. See a preview of the newsletter and subscribe at:

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#trees #treeplanting #uk #environment #newsletter
December 11, 2024 at 2:33 PM
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“If the best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second-best time is now”.

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#treeplanting #drystonewalling #newwoodland
South Field update
We are heavily constrained at South Field at the moment because Natural England and the Forestry Commission take a dim view of planting native trees when there’s a golden plover on the nearby…
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November 30, 2024 at 5:17 PM
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X is our Ex! Why we’ve decided to leave and where you can still find us.

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#socialmedia #environment #trees #leavingX
X is our Ex
On Twitter, our future seemed bright But as X, it lurched far to the right If you don’t get a thrill From “drill Baby, drill” Then join us on Bluesky tonight! Like many companies and individuals wh…
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November 29, 2024 at 8:09 AM
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How nature’s magic and the hand of a woodsman are turning a “field of sticks” into a maturing wood.

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#woodland #treeplanting #biodiversity #woodlandmanagement
Thistle Wood update
The trees in Thistle Wood have now had ten seasons’ growth and, considering that they were so badly deer-browsed before we took possession of the ‘field with sticks’ in 2014, the …
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November 28, 2024 at 9:04 AM
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X is our ex! We’re on the run from X (née Twitter). Good to meet you! We’ll be posting about planting trees in England. #trees #treeplanting #england #uk
Oak tree in November with sheep.
November 24, 2024 at 12:46 PM