The Woodland Trust, founded in Devon in 1972, and now based in Grantham, Lincolnshire, is a conservation charity in the United Kingdom concerned with the protection and sympathetic management of native woodland heritage.

It looks after more than 1,100 woods and groups of woods covering 190 km². Nearly 350 of the sites contain ancient woodland of which 70 per cent is semi-natural ancient woodland – land which has never been cleared or replanted by man. They also manage over 110 Sites of Special Scientific Interest. They also create new woodlands: over 32 km² have been created, including 250 new community woods in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Their largest current project is the 41.7 km² Glen Finglas Estate in the Trossachs. Its projects also include the Nature Detectives youth program.

The Woodland Trust uses its experience and authority in conservation to influence others who are in a position to improve the future of native woodland. This includes government, other landowners and like-minded organisations. It also campaigns to protect ancient woodland from destructive development.

Its current president is Clive Anderson.

External links

• The Woodland Trust
• Native Tree Shop
• Tree For All
• Woods Under Threat
• UK Phenology Network (including Springwatch)
• The Tree Council

Conservation in the United Kingdom | Charities based in the United Kingdom