Russell Hedley

Communications Officer for the Woodland Trust HLF Smithills Project in Bolton. Updates of progress and my own views on wildlife and conservation.

[Russell Hedley @WTrustRuss]

@MrBen1980 @WoodlandTrust Hi Ben. Great question! Can't answer in 140 characters, but attached is a notepad answer :) #treeplanting #PlasticWaste

[Russell Hedley @WTrustRuss]

We've started building 25 new leaky dams at the #smithillsestate to help prevent flooding and improve environmental health with help from our partners at @EnvAgencyNW, Community Forest Trust, @CityofTreesMcr and @merseyforest #NationalLotteryHeritageFund. Find outmore below

[Russell Hedley @WTrustRuss]

Very excited to hear the wood warbler this morning at Smithills. First time since I joined 4 years ago https://t.co/aOy38HppLl #birder #smithillsestate

[Ruth Hyde @WTRuthHyde]

Finding different and more interesting ways @WoodlandTrust #smithills to encourage site visitors to tread carefully during the breeding season. Think this is more engaging than most signs. Has anyone else got examples of funky signage?

[Russell Hedley @WTrustRuss]

The last trees of #smithillsplsnting are being planted by the fire and rescue teams who battled the #winterhill fire last year. In total 850 people have planted 6200 trees! Thank you so much #Bolton

[Russell Hedley @WTrustRuss]

Always amazed when #smithillsestste shows me a new view. So proud of this landscape and this project #hlfsupported

[Russell Hedley @WTrustRuss]

Signs are up across #smithillsestate moors as we enter breeding bird season. Please keep dogs on leads in these areas, as loose dogs can scare birds like curlew into abandoning their young. Many thanks in advance for your understanding #breedingbirds

[Russell Hedley @WTrustRuss]

@WoodlandTrust We had our first on the 2nd March :)

[35thboltonstarscouts @35thboltonstar1]

A lovely Saturday afternoon planting trees on #Smithills Estate #Bolton with @WoodlandTrust we just about missed the rain - phew

[Russell Hedley @WTrustRuss]

Great day with @PhoenixFutures1 planting a further 600 trees. Well done everyone!!! #smithillsplanting #hlfsupported

[AFG LAW @AFGLAW]

Team AFG took to the hills yesterday volunteering for the @WoodlandTrust community tree planting at Smithills Estate in Bolton. Here are a few photos but you can find more on our website https://t.co/uQYixwSXyR @FamilyBolton#AFGGivingBack #theboltonfamily

[Kenny Waste Management @kennywaste]

Kenny Waste Management help the Woodland Trust plant new trees to offset their CO2 emissions. #c02emissionsoffset #savetheenvironment
https://t.co/i8FSBo38uR

[Russell Hedley @WTrustRuss]

Thanks you @CityofTreesMcr ! You smashed it ;)

[City of Trees @CityofTreesMcr]

Huge thank you to all our dedicated #citizenforesters who joined us in the rain at Smithills today @UoMVolunteering @CHEP_UKI @WoodlandTrust

[Russell Hedley @WTrustRuss]

@karensmith4310 @FamilyBolton @WoodlandTrust Glad it went so well!!! :D

[Turn Up the Value @TurnUpTheValue]

Lots of tree planting activity at Walker Fold today! Thanks to members of @FamilyBolton and our @WoodlandTrust corporate volunteers for your support! #smithillsplanting @WTrustRuss

[Turn Up the Value @TurnUpTheValue]

Fantastic team effort from businesses from across Bolton and beyond today! Plenty of native trees being planted at the Smithills Estate, providing a valuable habitat and natural flood management #smithillsplanting @FamilyBolton @WoodlandTrust

[Russell Hedley @WTrustRuss]

@MrBen1980 @WoodlandTrust Your welcome Ben ;)

[Russell Hedley @WTrustRuss]

Our volunteer Pete Montague at day 2 of #smithillsplanting planting the woodland of the future. The tubes help protect the trees from the winds and the herbivores that find saplings irrisistable #woodlandtrust #bolton

[Russell Hedley @WTrustRuss]

Great to have @olive_bolton with us yesterday for #smithillsplanting. The kids were brilliant at planting and alongside Brownlow Primary and Devonshire Road Primary smashed 200 saplings! #bolton #smithills #smithillsplanting

[Donna Tavernor @DTavernorFC]

To help celebrate 100 years of forestry the FC NW&WM Team have supported
@WoodlandTrust tree planting at #smithills #forest100 #treeplanting #smithillsplanting #hlfsupported @EnvAgencyNW @wtchrisw

[Russell Hedley @WTrustRuss]

Great to have #Forestrycommission with us celebrating #smithillsplanting and #Forest100 at the same time! #hlfsupported #smithills #bolton #woodlandtrust

[Russell Hedley @WTrustRuss]

@MrBen1980 @WoodlandTrust Hi Ben. Great question! Can't answer in 140 characters, but attached is a notepad answer :) #treeplanting #PlasticWaste