by Laughton Greenwood | Feb 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
Everyone who visits Laughton Greenwood agrees that it is a beautiful wood – but our ambition for 2024 & onwards is to increase the variety of tree species in the wood. Little by little we aim to introduce more blossom trees into the wood which will give additional...
by Laughton Greenwood | Feb 6, 2024 | Uncategorized
The planting of black poplars in support of Kew and Wakehurst’s conservation efforts to repopulate and save this endangered British tree species was the focus of February’s monthly volunteering session and it caught the interest of local ITV Meridian...
by Laughton Greenwood | Jan 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
…or helping to repopulate black poplars to be more precise The Black Poplar is one of Britain’s rarest trees and is at risk of becoming extinct. There are only 38 mature black poplars in Sussex and only 10,000 across the whole of the UK. Laughton...
by Laughton Greenwood | Sep 8, 2022 | News, Events
A rewarding day was had by all at the latest Laughton Greenwood volunteering session on Sunday 4th September. This month’s efforts were focused on clearing a long stretch of old rabbit fencing that had been languishing at the southern end of the wood. We came well...
by Laughton Greenwood | Aug 27, 2022 | News, Events
An Ancient Woodland Management Technique We have put up a deer fence at the eastern end of the wood to protect an area of newly coppiced hornbeam and sweet chestnut and oak saplings. The practice of coppicing is an ancient woodland management technique of...
