Read about one of our treasured trees, The Capon Tree, now part of an innovative research project named SCATTER: Scanning Ancient Trees with Terrestrial LiDAR funded by the Woodland Trust Conservation Research Programme.

Once again we can watch beavers in the wild here in Scotland and nature is thanking us for it. Read about our walk spotting some of the ways beavers help to create new habitats for nature.

The high montane forests of Romania have their own elfin grove, the dwarf pine forest in the wonderful Retezat Mountains of Romania. Here’s a blog I’ve been meaning to write for a long time about a hike to remember.

Summer in Central America is always full of amazing trees. We go on an adventurous hike to visit an amazing miniature forest, high in the mountains of Honduras.

We look back to some of our big adventures, and none comes bigger than scaling a redwood giant!

Catching the last of the autumn red gold high in a beautiful beech tree…

Climbing at dawn in the cloud forest, what could be better!

Filming in the trees with Professor Jim Al-Khalili for the BBC

Learning about the role of a Tree Safety Expert

Monitoring peregrines using Rope Access to reach the fabulous falcons on Glasgow University, part of the Glasgow University Peregrine Project.

Three years ago we camped out in a giant pine...

Learn about articles I've written for Horizons on trees and tree climbing and why I think the Institute for Outdoor Learning is amazing,

A fabulous film by Patagonia about trees, take some time to enjoy!

Pinewoods have a very special place in my heart and for that reason I've always wanted to see the work they've been doing at Allerdale's Wilderness Reserve.

How do you go about getting a career in conservation? What experience do I need? Where can I find help? Learn tips about how to access conservation and science at all stages of your career and life.

Hear about 4 fabulous weeks spent helping at the bird banding station far out in the forest on the Bruce Peninsula in Ontario, Canada.

Looking back to highlights of 2023, I was excited to finally visit the flagship rewilding project at Dundreggan Rewilding Centre.

Trees look great in winter and here is a more arty look at some I must have passed this place hundreds of times over the years. On a sunny day on the way home from Kelso in the Scottish Borders I made an impromptu stop and went to explore...

Learn an amazing fact about one of our native trees here in Scotland, the Aspen (Populus tremula). With its gleaming pale branches and tembling leaves this is a beautiful species.

Get a glimpse of adventures up in tall trees here in the UK.