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Unexplored autumn colour at Westonbirt |
There’s more to autumn at Westonbirt, the National Arboretum, than the world famous maples |
Traditional skills revival in Westonbirt's woodlands |
A coppice restoration project begins a new phase at Westonbirt, The National Arboretum. The project using traditional skills to restore ancient woodland in Silk Wood will start this autumn. |
What's on in September 2010 |
The Forestry Commission organises hundreds of events for visitors all year round. Here are our events and activities around Northamptonshire in September |
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Free family mountain 'Bike Night' at Alice Holt Forest |
Grab your wheels and ride into a family mountain bike (MTB) adventure at Alice Holt Forest on Saturday 18 September between 4pm and 8pm. |
New visitor facilities planned for Alice Holt Forest |
The Forestry Commission is making plans and seeking funding for a new ecofriendly visitor centre at Alice Holt Forest on the Surrey Hampshire border just outside Farnham, Surrey. |
Record numbers flock to Westonbirt's Festival of the Tree |
A record number of visitors attended this year’s Festival of the Tree at Westonbirt, The National Arboretum. |
Turning over a new leaf |
The Forestry Commission is offering grants to landowners as part of a drive to boost the amount of woodland in the East Midlands. |
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New mums shape up with babies at Alice Holt Forest |
The Forestry Commission at Alice Holt Forest is introducing a new weekly postnatal exercise class, Pushy Mothers. |
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Saddle sore? Try racing 100 miles over bumpy ground in just eight hours |
The most gruelling mountain bike race in the UK takes place on Saturday 4 September in Kielder Water & Forest Park, Northumberland. |
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Bat survey underway in North East forests |
The Forestry Commission is mounting a major survey to check bat boxes in 155,000 acre Kielder Water & Forest Park, together with checks in woods near Rothbury, including Holystone. |
Time to raid mother nature's larder |
The Forestry Commission is offering fast food junkies a perfect opportunity to wean themselves off the burgers and onto far tastier and healthier fayre. |
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Funding boost for Delamare wetland habitat restoration project |
An exciting ecological project that has already restored seven hectares of lost wetland habitat within one of North West England’s largest forests has received a funding boost. |
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Access improvements boost visits to Shropshire beauty spot |
A Shropshire beauty spot is proving to be more popular than ever after the Forestry Commission improved access by extending a car park. |
Go wild in Kiveton |
Youngsters are being invited to hear the call of the wild and learn the kind of skills that propelled Ray Mears and Bear Grylls to stardom. The Forestry Commission is staging a bushcraft event in 53 hectare (132 acre) Kiveton Community Wood, Kiveton Park, near Rotherham, on 11 September. |
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Testing time for new woodland carbon assurance scheme |
The Forestry Commission is about to test a new quality assurance scheme for tree planting projects designed to sequester carbon. |
Horse racing courses are benefiting wildlife in Grizedale Forest |
Steeplechase races in North West England are helping to preserve wildlife at Grizedale Forest in the Lake District. |
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Churring news as rare bird returns |
The rare nocturnal nightjar bird has been found in a Derbyshire wood – partly thanks to a bunch of shaggy eco-warriors with an appetite for hard work! |
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Rare woodland bat found at Westonbirt |
A rare species of bat has been recorded at Westonbirt, the National Arboretum, in Gloucestershire as part of a national bat survey. |
Wildlife crusaders enter the bat cave |
The Forestry Commission is mounting a survey to check over 200 bat boxes in its woodlands in North Yorkshire in a mission to map the species living locally. |
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