What do you know about the Woodland Trust? If you were anything like me a few weeks ago, your answer may be very little. It turns out that they’re fabulous and fun once you find out a bit more, so I thought I’d share a little about them today with you.
The Woodland Trust is Britain’s largest charity protecting our woodland and the wildlife that lives there. Over 250 of our most threatened species depend on our native woods for their survival. Yet in the past 70 years, more than half of our ancient woodland has been destroyed.
They are all about inspiring people to get out and enjoy the woodlands around them, helping to preserve them, and campaigning to protect them.
To engage youngsters, for children aged 9 and under there are the Nature Detectives…
The Nature Detectives part of the website is a lot of fun, and well worth a look around. It’s packed with activity ideas and suggestions, and I like how it’s divided up into three age ranges, the 0-2s, 3-5s and 6+. They also have a blog with practical tips, how-tos and checklists. You cannot fail to be inspired to get outside after having a browse, and the plan is for the kids and I to make a list of the activities that we’d like to try, and get busy with them over the school holidays.
You can also now take out a Family Membership with the Woodland Trust, which entitles you to:
Children
Membership to Nature Detectives.
A Nature Detectives welcome folder and activity booklet, plus bookmark, nature passport and stickers.
New seasonal activity pack four times a year posted to each Nature Detective, and weekly Facebook challenges.
Different packs for different ages.
Grown-ups
A tree dedicated to you in your nearest Woodland Trust wood.
A unique guide to native British trees.
Directory of Woodland Trust woods to discover.
Two copies of our Broadleaf and The Woods Today magazines each year.
Emails with details of activities, events and lots more.
Membership costs from £5 per month. Your membership fee goes towards protecting the countryside, providing homes for endangered animals and planting millions of trees.
We are awaiting our membership packs now, and Boo’s already eager to take a look at her activity pack. I’ll be sharing with you more about the packs and how we get on with our first adventures here shortly. You can easily find your nearest wood, using the finder tool over on their website. We have plenty near us to choose from, so we’ll be setting off soon!
Competitions
To celebrate the launch of the family memberships, I have a Woodland Trust goody bag to give away to one of lucky readers. The bag includes an award winning notepad, a shopping bag, a swatch book, a jigsaw and a mug….
To be in with a chance of winning it, enter using the rafflecopter below. The give-away closes at 12am on 23rd August 2015. Open to UK entrants only. Good luck!
They do also have a fun colouring competition running for the under 9’s, with a chance to win a family holiday to Eurocamp, so do not miss that one!
You can find the Woodland Trust on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and YouTube.
So do have a little browse over on Woodland Trust, and let me know what you think about it…
Disclosure: Written in collaboration with the Woodland Trust, though all words and opinions are my own
the woodland trust is a fantastic organisation,it protects our wildlife and keeps the remaining areas of natural beauty safe for us all to enjoy x
I think the woodland Trust is a fantastic charity and doesn’t get enough recognition for helping to preserve our woodland and the wildlife that lives within it. We walk a lot through our local woodland areas as we have a dog and my children are always fascinated to see the squirrels and voles scurrying among the trees, along with all the pretty flowers and shrubs!
I think the Woodland Trust is a great Charity looking after our woodland & wildlife xxx
I like the Nature Detectives idea – getting children interested while they are young.
When I was teaching a topic about chatlereu park in Lanarkshire I got my school kids to write to the woodlands trust..u sent us lots of really fab info that I was able to use as follow up lessons so my experience of u r charity was wonderful…Thanks!
its a great way to get children interested in nature
i think its a great idea
fantastic organisation
The Woodland trust is a fantastic Organisation who do everything they can to promote/protect nature in all its forms.
I love Nature and I support saving the trees! They’re the reason why we’re alive!
I love the woodland trust as it encourages kids to explore and spend more time in nature x
my son loves rampaging in the woods and this charity and membership idea is a great way to make him think about respecting the woodland and protecting it for the future.
Woodland trust is a great organization,it protects woodland,restores anicent woodland and creates new woodland.This is an excellent way to educate children,to get them to understand for them to help other generations,know how important,our woodlands are to us,and our future
The Woodland Trust’s continuing protection of our natural treasures,ensure that our beautiful woodlands can be enjoyed by future generations.
I think its fantastic charity!
I’ve been a Woodlands Trust supporter for a very long time and they do a fantastic job protecting our wildlife and woodland. Loving #NatureDetectives too; perfect time to get the kids outside too!
my little boy loves the woods and the woodland trust fdo a great job
my little boy loves the woods and the woodland trust fdo a great job
I think it is lovely that it protects the wildlife and areas of beauty in britain
I love the nature detectives idea; such a great way to involve kids.
I think they are fantastic and I support all the great work that they do helping to protect the world around us
Our woodland and the creatures that live in it is so precious so I think the Woodland Trust is great!
I was given membership of The Woodland Trust as a birthday present when I was a child. It’s great they now do family memberships 🙂
It’s a great Charity and one I think it’s a great idea getting kids interested when they’re young x
I respect the work they do, is good someone is trying to preserve stuff
I think it is amazing x
I think the Woodland Trust is immensely important to protect our woods. Woods are nature’s lungs and they offer habitats to our flora and fauna which would soon disappear if we did not have guardians like the Woodland Trust. With building sites encroaching on our green belts and potential fracking on the horizon our woods and forests need all the help they can get.
Great organisation, anything that protects our habitat is beneficial.
A great and worthy cause, helping to protect our countryside .
they do a great job
They are great as they encourage everyone, whatever their age, to enjoy the outdoors and to understand why we need wildlife and why we should look after it for the future.
I think it’s really important, especially for the future to preserve what we have!
I admire the Woodland Trust keeping our Wildlife and woodlands in order
It’s a great charity, they do a wonderful job with conservation efforts
I think they do a fantastic job
They do a lot of good work but need to promote it more.
a great way to get the kids interested and learning about nature
I think the Woodland Trust is amazing. My husband knows a lot more about it than I do, I think he donates to them but I’m not 100%. Without them we may not have any native Red Kites in the country. One of the most beautiful predator birds in the UK imo x
Lovely organisation! Always getting the kids inspired 🙂
i love the fact that the wildlife can live like they are meant to. They need protecting a lot and they do just that 🙂
The Woodland Trust is doing what is required to keep out ancient woodlands safe from developers.
i like it x
I think there amazing. The are trying to save and educate people about our woodlands.
Its fab! x
I think The Woodland Trust is a really nible charity doing everything they can to protect nature for animals, and our children to enjoy.
Obviously I meant NOBLE charity. Stop laughing.
The woodland trust do a great job at maintaining our woodlands and helping the wildlife that live there. I have made donations to the woodland trust to plant trees for my relatives. They thought it was a great gift.
great institution, that does super work
It’s great, we need something to protect our trees and everything that lives there.
Love The Woodland Trust! What they do is so important
The Woodland Trust is a much needed organisation. We have beautiful woodlands and they should be cared for.
what a brilliant organisation!
I think they do a great job and we don’t celebrate it enough
I think they do a wonderful job of protecting, educating and inspiring.
I think the Woodland Trust is a great organisation! It does amazing things for our woodland + wildlife in Britain!
I think the Woodland Trust is a very worthwhile charity and one that I hold in high regard
Does a great job of raising awareness.
I think it’s very informative and educational.x
I had a gift membership of the woodland trust and it opened my eyes to the extent of the work they do in preserving and promoting woodland. As a teacher, I especially liked the all they ideas they have to engage children with woodland.
It’s a really good idea to get kids involved, so educational.
I love the work that the Woodland trust do. I will be looking into the family memberships 🙂
They do a brilliant job x
love it
It’s got to be good to get children out in the fresh air.
It is a brilliant charity with a fantastic cause
I believe its an amazing organisation.
It looks great, I’m all in favour of encouraging children to be interested in nature
I think it’s a fantastic cause – and I love that they work hard to get children involved 🙂
All the great work they do!
i love it to bits
I love the fact that they protect our woodland and the wildlife that lives there. It’s good that they get kids involved too.
Trees are one of my favourite things, so I think they are fantastic
I think they do a really important job of protecting our ancient woodland. I live near Woodland Trust woodland and it’s beautiful! 🙂
I think they do a very important job.
fantastic organisation that does a lot for the country
I think it’s a great idea – I’ve used lots of their resources with my Rainbows and Brownies. It’s so important to encourage children (and adults) to get outside and appreciate nature!
the Woodland Trust is a great Charity for looking the woods an wildlife and giving us a great place to have family day
I think they’re a wonderful organisation doing great work
It is a very worthy cause x
I think it’s great organisation with lots of fab ideas
I think it’s wonderful and so much more important than many people realise
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i think its a great idea, such a great charity.
Such a great organisation
i think it is s important to look after our woodlands x
i think its a great organization and we should all do our bit in protecting are woodlands and wildlife xx
It’s great for encouraging you to get outdoors and be more active.
Great – we love our woodlands and as our area is developing rapidly it’s nice to know someone’s there to protect it x
The woodland trust is a fantastic charity not only do they spend time preserving our woodland but they try to get people involved
The Woodland Trust is super important as I feel that it is really important to save our native trees and also to encourage people to love & use the woods.
A great underrated charity that needs more recognition.
I think the woodland trust is a great organisation that does very valuable work.
i think we NEED anorgasition such as the woodland trust otherwise would become a concrete jungle
I think the Woodland Trust is a much needed and extremely valuable asset to our woodlands!
An amazing charity out there to protect some of Britain’s beautiful areas of nature during a time of rapid re-development where so much of our green space is being sold to build flats/houses.
So beautiful, inspiring and a wonderful thing to do for future generations.
I think it’s great and has a reputation with all ages.
Getting children from cities and towns interested in wildlife, without having to watch nature programmes, is important for the future of the planet.
love it
Great organisation
I think the woodland trust does an important job, a lot of people don’t seem to realize or just don’t care how important trees & our woodland is and will just desecrate it to put up some new housing estate or shopping center.
Great idea in encouraging children to explore the outdoors
I think they really good work!!
That they do valuable work in protecting our environment, and teaching children about the woodland.
It’s a great charity, and lovely to get the children involved.
Its an amazing charity and needs more recognition.
Great organisation – fully support their work
Great organisation as it is so important to protect nature.
it is great for adventures for the kids and family as well x
I think they do a really important job. It’s great that there is an organisation that is working to protect our woodlands and their inhabitants.
I think the Woodland Trust is a great community that’s really helping bring people closer to nature 🙂
Love it. We should appreciate our wildlife and the nature on our doorsteps.
It’s good but I can’t afford to support it, government should do more
its a great idea
It’s a wonderful organisation, anything that gets the public more informed & involved in our green spaces it to be admired
I think it is great, everyone should protect the planet, and children should be taught the importance of nature etc
I think they do very well at a really important job of keeping the country’s woodlands protected andaccessible.
A great charity who care about our environment
I think they do a fantastic job of protecting and preserving nature and the environment in the UK which is often overlooked.
I think the Woodland Trust is a worthwhile charity protecting and growing more trees for the future, Very impressed with the work they do.
I think it sounds like an amazing organization, and I really want to visit some of their sites. I grew up near forests, so they’re very important to me.
The Woodland Trust is such an amazing organisation!
GREAT IDEA and i truely support it
I think its a great charity and a wonderful cause
The Woodland Trust are an amazing, independent organisation who do so much to conserve our woodlands, their biodiversity and heritage. Without our woodlands our countryside would suffer immeasurably. As a family we salute the amazing work they do and we feel so happy that their woodlands are truly protected and that they really fight to preserve those they don’t own as well.
Absolutely fantastic for teaching adults and children alike about the importance of nature!
I love The Woodland Trust. It’s an important organization, so many people take local woodland for granted. It’s important that there are people out there looking after it. We should cherish our woodlands, walk more, picnic often and get back to nature. The Woodland Trust offer that and much more.
I have no opinion either way.
I think the Woodland Trust is a fantastic organisation. The environment needs them and the work all the members and volunteers do. Thank you for making my environment accessible and enjoyable. x
I think the woodland trust is dedicated to educating the public about life in a woodland environment and how to best look after it
A great Trust that tries to help in wildlife and woodland
THEY DO A FANTASTIC JOB
I think the Woodland Trust is great and do all I can to support them. x
My boyfriend and I are massive animal lovers so anything that supports wildlife is brilliant as far as we’re concerned!
Great organisation. They do a fantastic job.
The woodland trust may well be all that sits between our ancient woodlands and this vile government hell bent on selling every last bit of our beautiful land to profiteers and the very landsharks who have ruined out economy
long may they last
Trust does a fantastic job
I love nature so think the woodland trust is a great organisation. Anything the helps nature flourish has got to be good.
they are a really helpful and driven organisation!
I really enjoy visiting our local Woodland Trust reserve so I’ve always had a high opinion of them and the work they do.
It’s great to get children interested in wildlife
It’s a brilliant organisation
I think they do a great job.
I think the woodland trust is great they do a lot of work locally and on the ground to support local nature reserves and our indigenous species.
They do a lot of work near me maintaining several nature trails and routes which we enjoy walking with the dog and little ones
Had not heard of them to be honest. Really like the thought that someone if protecting our woodland.
I think they do a magnificent job.
I think that the Woodland Trust is fabulous, I have been a member for over ten years. They are so important in protecting our woodland especially the precious ancient woods that are continuously under threat from development.
Had never heard about them before now. Looks like a great idea and im going to look into it further. Always looking for new things to introduce my 3 children too
The woodland trust is great!
Woodland trust is a fantastic organisation my children love to visit and explore the great outdoors
I think it’s great that they protect our woodland and wildlife, it’s what makes Britain so great x
its a great way for kids and adults to explore nature
Great organisation, and great work getting kids involved!
I think they’re great and I hope they keep going strong!
In my thoights, Woodland Trust is a great Charity caring about our woodland & wildlife
The woodland Trust is a great way to teach children and adults whats out there and how everyone can do their bit. Its a fablous cause.
They’re great 🙂
A very necessary organisation.
Its a fab organisation, my children love it
I think the woodland trust do an amazing job protecting our forest and our wildlike
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Its a good organisation and its good to know there are people out there protecting the wildlife and environments in this great country
I think it’s a really good idea 🙂
I wish they could have more legal power where oaks and ancient trees are concerned that are on private land.
Someone needs to protect the woodland
They do a wonderful job and are very informative and always have interesting activities
I think they are doing a fantastic job
I think it does a great service. I had a pack through the door this week with lots of activities for my daughter to inspire her to enjoy nature x
The Woodland Trust is a fantastic organisation protecting and restoring our woodlands and creating new ones
we love nature trails and are lucky as we live close to a few beautiful nature parks so visit them often with our children, we much prefer them out exploring and breathing in the fresh air, than at home in and on devices etc, we get to spend quality family time, we often take picnics and spend hours walking and finding wildlife xxx
I think they do an amazing job protecting our woodlands.
I think it’s a great cause. I’m a big lover of nature and I think we should do all we can to protect our wildlife and natural environment.
I love The Woodland Trust and the way that they preserve Ancient Woodlands for future generations x
I think the woodland trust is a great charity and allows kids to understand and explore the woodland areas and understand the importance of conserving.
fantastic organisation
They do great important work
A valuable and necessary organisation – proud of our gorgeous woodlands!
I think the Woodland trust is an amazing charity, which does amazing work. I think it’s a lovely way for children, well anyone, to get involved in the nature
The woodland trust is an essential charity for the protection and preservation of woodlands and the nature that resides there. Such an amazing organisation. 🙂
I think they do a great job!!
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They do amazing conservation work
Great organisation 🙂
It wasn’t something I knew much about until a friend told me about what they do and I think they are a great charity and do some amazing things and helping to raise awareness and keep our generation of kids interested in their world around them and the great outdoors
I think it’s a wonderful way to teach children the value of our woodlands
From what I know of them, they do a fantastic job! 🙂 x
A great body doing a lot of good work
its a good organisation
I think they are mazing and do fantastic work, and am lucky enough to live quite close to one of their woods
The Woodland Trust is a great Charity looking after our woodland and wildlife for us, our children and our children’s children 🙂
We enjoy the outdoors and The Woodland Trust looks after all natures needs!
It’s a great charity doing a very important job .
A really great charity doing really great work.
it’s great!
The Woodland Trust is educational for children to get them interested, with their parents, to appreciate nature and wildlife
The woodland trust is a fantastic organisation!
The woodland trust is a great charity,protecting wildlife and woodlands.
I think the Woodland Trust are great, and the idea of getting kids into conservation and wildlife at an early age is exactly what I try to do with my boys
The Woodland Trust do a great job looking out for trees and wildlife. I think that it is important for children to explore the natural landscape around them.
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love them they look after our nature
I think the woodland trust is a fantastic organisation. They are great at making the outdoors fun and interesting for children.
Any organisation that quietly works to save our heritage and our environment is ace as far as I’m concerned.
I think they do good a job. I enjoy walks in the woods with family and our dog so am grateful for the work they do.
I love the Woodland Trust & totally respect the work they do
I think it is very worthwhile and we are lucky they are around!
We owe a lot to The Woodland Trust thanks to all the work they do in Woodland Protection, Ancient Woodland Restoration and Woodland Creation. We are so lucky to have them particularly where I live in the Heart of England.
I think the Woodland Trust is a fantastic charity. I think the children’s part of the website is a great idea, gets kids interested in conservation from an early age.
I think it is a great organization and that we should all stand behind it and other organizations that seek to conserve and preserve our landscapes.
I love the Woodland Trust and the work they do, not only for trees but for the wildlife living in the woods and forests. They are very good at communicating also.
I think it is wonderful trust
The Woodland Trust is a brilliant charity encouraging families to love the great outdoors and protecting our woodlands and wildlife for future generations to enjoy
I think anything that raises the profile of the outdoors is good
It’s a fantastic charity that I’ll be teaching my son about.
We have a woodland opposite and grateful to the woodland trust for their important work
Keep on caring for our trees
love what they do – great cause.
The Woodland Trust is a brilliant. It encourages families to love the great outdoors and they protect our woodlands and wildlife for future generations.
Great idea
Its a great organisation to help spread awareness and conservation of our woodlands so they can be enjoyed by future generations.
I think The Woodland trust is a great organisation that uses a fun and intersting way to get children to appreciate trees and nature x
I thinks its a very good charity
Absolutely brilliant… Such great work
Wonderful organisation taking care of our woodland.
I think the Woodland Trust do a fantastic job and deserve our support – our woodland is so important, and I think often undervalued and underappreciated
I think it is a brilliant and very important charity doing great work
fantastic organisation
I love the tree dedication idea! Cute 🙂
I think they’re a great organisation x
they and fantastic and had some lovely days out with the kids at local wood land trusts
Amazing charity that cares about the world around us for future generations 🙂
I think the Woodland Trust is a great organisation. It is so important to keep the green areas we have and let kids explore and learn about the woods and wildlife. As a family we love going walking in the woods.