Help save our waterway woodlands

Canalside woodlands provide a safe haven for wildlife - they need urgent care to safeguard their future.

Woodlands need urgent management

Without careful management, woods are becoming overcrowded with too many trees competing for light. These negelected woodlands develop a dense tree canopy which prevents the growth of shrubs and ground flora.

Left unchecked, trees close to the water's edge are growing into canal walls and bridges. Also, their branches can overhang, obstructing people on the towpath and boats on the water.

Help stop non-native shrubs taking over

Vigorous non-native trees and shrubs like rhododendron, Himalayan balsam and sycamore are invading waterside woods, leaving little or no space for our natuves shrubs and wildflowers.

Your gift can help us to...

  • Thin trees and remove invasive species, opening up space for native plants like the wild primrose adn butterflies like the small pearl-bordered fritillary.
  • Manage woodlands for wildlife - making 'dead hedges' adn 'log piles' for fungi, insects and small mammals.
  • Work with our volunteers to cut back overhanging branches
  • Plant native trees and wildflowers.

Find out more about our priority waterside woodland projects.

Woodland projects like these are essential for wildlife - and important for peopel too.

With your help we can make this happen - make a donation today.

Black Poplar

Black poplar is one of the rarest trees in Britain. It prefers wet ground alongside rivers. With your help we woudl like to plant more native trees like the black poplar. Donate today.

Dormouse

At Llangtatock on the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal, volunteers have opened up woodland to help native plants and shrubs thrive. Their aim is to coppice the area to create diverse habitats for wildlife. Local wildlife experts suspect dormice might be present. Your gift could help pay for a dormouse survey. Donate today.