Woodland Walks - The Woodland Trust Podcast

An enormous, rugged landscape with a variety of valuable habitats and far-reaching views across to Bolton and Manchester, Smithills is an incredible place. Meet Tracey and Vicky, who tell us how the Trust is revitalising its largest site in England, including leaky dams, planting the right trees in the right places and involving the local community at every turn. Volunteers Pete and Alex give us insight into their years at Smithills too, along with fascinating stories of a ghostly horseman, perished Saxon sons and the sword of Egbordene!

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Tucked away behind rows of houses just 13 miles from central London, we discover an ancient wood with a fascinating history stretching back to Roman times. Site manager Peter Coles shows us World War II bomb craters, restored heathland, a 'strong ditch' built to help keep Roman Londoners out of Saxon Kent, and much more. We also meet the Trust's Lorienne Whittle and volunteer Greg Tingey, who tell us why tracking the effects of weather and climate change on UK wildlife is so important.

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Guided by street tree guru Joe Coles, we explore the trees of Leeds, including Woodhouse Ridge, a pocket of urban woodland, some of Leeds' tree-lined streets and the London plane tree in Dortmund Square. Along the way, we meet Justin Williamson, woodland officer for Leeds City Council, and Dr Catherine Scott from Leeds University to chat about how trees affect air quality, urban trees as wildlife corridors, the benefits of green spaces for people and how cities will become part of the new Northern Forest.

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Take a tour of spectacular Ben Shieldaig in Scotland's West Highlands, the Trust's first mountain! Made up of ancient birchwood and Caledonian pinewood, it's a wonderful example of Scotland's rainforest, brimming with some of the world's rarest lichens, bryophytes, liverworts and fungi. Explore some of the site's geology and history, and learn what the Trust has planned for its future.

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We meet David Rose who shows us around his Nottinghamshire farm. He tells us how trees are making a difference both for the farm and for local communities as he aims to promote healthy food and healthy futures. Discover the edible woodland and forest school area, meet people that enjoy visiting the farm and hear from the Trust's Ruth Hyde and Helen Chesshire who explain that trees are important outside woods as well as in.

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In this episode, Adam explores the wilderness of Loch Arkaig Pine Forest - one of Scotland's remaining fragments of native Caledonian pinewood. It lies within an iconic landscape of sparkling lochs fringed by mountains, full of rare wildlife and flora. Over land and loch Adam meets site manager Steve Morris, raptor expert Lewis Pate, project manager Jessica Maxwell and other custodians of this truly astonishing landscape.

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In this first episode, Adam explores Heartwood - a vast new forest of more than half a million trees, pockets of ancient woodland, wildflower meadows and fantastic wildlife. Adam is joined on his travels by Beccy Speight, Chief Executive of the Woodland Trust, along with Tim Wright and Brian Legg, some of the amazing volunteers who've had a huge hand in creating England's largest new native woodland.

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