Stories

Wellbeing and wheelchair access - what we've achieved at Craig Gwladys this summer

Richard hopes that by encouraging local people to be an active part of this process, they have seen many benefits, including a new found appreciation of woodlands and outdoor spaces, a better understanding of accessibility and feelings of worth and improved confidence

more ...

Students offer advice for SWA

20 Jun 2024

We were delighted to welcome a group of University of Birmingham students to the Green Wood Centre last week as part of a challenge to help us engage with a younger audience.

more...

Short Breaks for Unpaid Carers in South-East Wales

18 Jun 2024

For Carers Week, we have been reflecting on the positive impact of our Carer’s Programme. Read more about the project and hear from Project Officer Elise as she reflects on its success.

more...

Wellbeing event on Anglesey brings together participants and stakeholders for a sunny celebration

10 Jun 2024

more...

Members' visit to Coed Gwinllan Tyddyn

22 May 2024

Following our members' visit to the Esmond Harris Award-winning woodland near Penygroes, North Wales, earlier in May, we received this wonderful testimony from our host.

more...

International Women's Day 2024: meet the female architect behind our pioneering woodland hubs

11 Mar 2024

For International Women’s Day 2024, we spoke to Jenny Hall, Director of Craftedspace, about inspirational women and the challenges she has faced as a female architect.

more...

Breaking barriers in Swansea with outdoor learning

4 Mar 2024

more...

Case Study - Social Prescribing the Woodland Way

7 Feb 2024

more...

Getting Ready for Christmas - The Woodland Way!

14 Dec 2023

more...

Member's visit - Norbury Park and FACE

3 Aug 2023

more...

National Volunteer Week - Meet Vicky

5 Jun 2023

"I have a purpose and a passion"

more...

Become a Member

Join

Small Woods are the UK organisation for woodland owners, workers, supporters, and social foresters. We stand for living, sustainable woodlands alive with wildlife, people and work. Managed and used well, small woodlands are vital to thriving local economies, wildlife, and the health and wellbeing of local communities, as well as hugely valuable in the fight against climate change.

Become a Small Woods Member

Small Woods offer members a wide range of training, events and support designed to help you to make decisions about woodland management, whether you are managing it for wood fuel, timber, wildlife or recreation, or indeed a mixture. We aim to help, whatever your motivation or stage of development.

Join