In this film by Oliver Crossland, we meet artist, author and poet Rachel Coman and her husband Dan. Rachel talks about her experience of owning a woodland, from the process of buying her woodland from woodlands.co.uk, funding and woodland management skills she's learnt in her first year, through to her sense of well-being and feeling of responsibility to care for the woodland. Rachel explains how to ring-bark (or girdle) a tree to create deadwood for a wildlife habitat. She also demonstrates the process of using a scythe to maintain woodland rides. Rachel is documenting everything she does and learns in her woodland on Instagram and Facebook: https://www.instagram.com/ourtinywoodlanduk?igsh=bmV5Ymp0ejJhcW41 https://www.facebook.com/share/1AgxXAovki/ Thinking about buying your own woodland? Then have a look at these beautiful woodlands and tree planting land: https://www.woodlands.co.uk/

In this film by Nicola Kelleher, we meet Darren Tansley from the Essex Wildlife Trust to learn key concepts of riverbank (riparian) management. Darren advocates using natural materials to protect and stabilise riverbanks, such as willow stakes and bundles of hazel twigs, and talks about how to avoid damaging them. To learn more about the work of the Essex Wildlife Trust please see: Website: https://www.essexwt.org.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/essexwildlifetrust Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/essexwildlifetrust X: https://twitter.com/EssexWildlife YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/essexwildlife

In this film by Kate Vickers, we visit Moor Trees in Dartmoor. Established 25 years ago this organisation has been working to restore and revive precious UK habitats, such as our temperate rainforests, and increase our native broadleaf woodlands in general. CEO Helen Aldis and Operations Manager Dave Lewis show us their tree nursery and talk through the process they go through in gathering, processing and storing native tree seeds, planting native tree seeds, through to growing on the young saplings. They highlight the importance of the local community and volunteers who generously give of their time. This was filmed last Winter but now is the time to get planning your own seed gathering! For more information on Moor Trees, their volunteering opportunities, and their mission to restore native broadleaf woodland please see: website: https://moortrees.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moortrees.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moortrees/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@moortrees