Woodland Explorers Week
For the last week of the summer holidays, the Alderney Wildlife Trust (AWT) launched a new programme for children aged 7 – 13, with thanks to funding from the Youth Commission for Guernsey &…
For the last week of the summer holidays, the Alderney Wildlife Trust (AWT) launched a new programme for children aged 7 – 13, with thanks to funding from the Youth Commission for Guernsey &…
Woodlands are magical places, full of wildlife and full of history. Great spotted woodpeckers, nuthatches and jays flit between trees as butterflies dance in sunny glades. Badgers forage through…
Wet woodlands in the UK can be wild, secretive places. Tangles of trailing creepers, tussocky sedges and lush tall-herbs conceal swampy pools and partially submerged fallen willow trunks, likely…
Why you taking some time out in the trees is great for for your health and for nature
The landscape and features of the Alderney Community Woodland is the result of many thousand of years of human activity on the island. Historic features, built heritage and a variety of habitats…
The conservation herd is on the moo-ve
Few of us can contemplate having a wood in our back gardens, but just a few metres is enough to establish this mini-habitat!
Restoring Alderney's Ancient Woodlands
Alderney is one of the most woodland-poor places in Europe. Yet today, trees and scrub are spreading across the island — and we have a once-in-a-…
One of our most extensive habitats, moorlands cover huge areas in the uplands. Great expanses of unenclosed, wild-seeming land impart a sense of freedom and adventure, although the wide, open…