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With nature bursting into life, it’s the perfect time to get out and explore. Watch for blackthorn blossom and frogspawn, and listen for song thrushes – sure signs that spring is on the way

Looking for a free, healthy, outdoor activity to keep the kids entertained this weekend? Grab your coats, pull on your boots and head to the woods, where you can learn to spot spring’s vital signs – the trees and wildlife that play a crucial role in our local ecosystems

The Skipinnish Oak will go on to compete for European Tree of the Year early next year.

The Skipinnish Oak will go on to compete for European Tree of the Year early next year

The UK’s woodlands have doubled in area in the past 100 years, but the condition of our indigenous trees and forests is deteriorating. Now a charity is calling on everyone to do their bit to stop the decline

Whether they’re winning awards, boosting wellbeing or fighting the climate crisis, the UK’s trees are pretty impressive – but how much do you know about them?

Woodland Trust’s competition comes as charity campaigns for more robust legal protection for precious trees

Trees for Life and Woodland Trust Scotland hope to revive remote pockets of forgotten forest before they vanish

Spectacular ancient trees stir deep feelings, as the felling of Sycamore Gap showed. Here are more noble specimens, including one whose survival is a deep-rooted puzzle