Month: May 2025

  • Hope for the Ghost Woods

    Hope for the Ghost Woods

    Our hope for the ghost woods lies in their restoration. In these dark plantation forests, the spirit of the ancient woods still remains, desperate to make a comeback and reawaken the flowers, trees and fungi which can best sustain our native wildlife. You can read more about how they came into being in our blog…

  • Which Woodland: A Clear Choice for Biodiversity

    Which Woodland: A Clear Choice for Biodiversity

    There’s no denying that England needs timber, and therefore timber plantations. But how do these plantations stack up for biodiversity when compared to ancient woodlands?

  • The Way the Woods Were Lost

    The Way the Woods Were Lost

    Across England, thousands of acres of silent plantations are haunted by ghosts. Once quintessentially English woodland, alive with butterflies and bluebells, wood anemones and wild garlic, these woodlands have become ghost woods, suffocating beneath the dark, evergreen canopy of conifer tree farms. 

  • Rewilding Species of the Month: Bluebells

    Rewilding Species of the Month: Bluebells

    One of the best things to do at this time of year is to head down paths that run alongside fields of bluebells and take in their beautiful scent. For those of us lucky enough to be on the nicer side of social media, springtime just wouldn’t be the same without images of violet-blue carpeted…

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