Woodland Trust Northern Ireland

Families are invited to put a spring in their step at the Woodland Trust’s Monkstown Wood, in the historic village of Monkstown, Newtownabbey. Saturday 24 March, from 12pm to 4pm, is the date for the outdoor diary.

A new poetry collection, by local writer and poet Sam Burnside, pays tribute to a special Centenary Wood in the beautiful Faughan Valley.

Over half a million free trees are currently winging their way to schools and community groups across the UK thanks to the Woodland Trust.

Visitors are invited to come under the spell of the Woodland Trust’s Oakfield Glen on the evening of Friday 13 October, from 6 to 9pm.

Almost three quarters (73%) of city people throughout the UK want access to green space or parkland within walking distance of their home, a new survey shows. And almost 80% believe that trees are essential for making them feel happier and more relaxed.

A chestnut tree that grew from the pocket of a drowned sailor washed up from the Spanish Armada and an oriental plane tree of ancient Greek descent.

Monkstown Wood, in the historic County Antrim village of the same name, is set for a facelift.

The Woodland Trust is urging tree lovers to stump up nominations for Northern Ireland’s Tree of the Year 2017.

Two County Tyrone gardens open their doors for charity

Families and nature lovers are invited to put a spring in their step at the Woodland Trust’s Throne Wood in north Belfast.