Growing Impact Together: Our Support for the Woodland Trust in 2025

At Birch Grove Cabin, we’re passionate about creating positive change, not just for our guests, but for the planet too. That’s why for every booking we received in 2025, we pledged to donate £1 to the Woodland Trust. Thanks to 36 bookings, we donated £36.00 to help protect and restore woodlands across the UK.

But what happens to that donation? How does it make a difference? Let’s take a closer look at how the Woodland Trust uses every pound to nurture nature, including local, high-impact efforts like the local Gleann Shìldeag (Glen Shieldaig) project in Scotland.

Who Are the Woodland Trust?

The Woodland Trust is the UK’s largest woodland conservation charity, dedicated to protecting existing woods, restoring damaged ancient woodland and creating new forests for people and wildlife. Every penny donated goes directly toward this mission, supporting planting, protection, restoration, campaigning and access for all. In fact, 87p of every £1 donated goes straight to conservation work across the UK.

What Your Donation Does

Here’s how donations to the Woodland Trust are put to work:

Protecting and Caring for Woods

• Buying threatened woodland so it can be preserved forever.

• Managing land to ensure healthy forests that support biodiversity.

Restoring Ancient Woodland

• Caring for degraded woodland so it regains its natural structure and richness.

• Encouraging natural regeneration — allowing woods to heal themselves with a little help.

Planting New Trees

• Establishing new woods in places where tree cover has been lost.

• Planting millions of trees each year to support wildlife, combat climate change and enhance green spaces for communities.

Campaigning and Advocacy

• Fighting planning threats to woods and trees.

• Raising awareness about the importance of trees for nature, climate and people.

Spotlight: Gleann Shìldeag (Glen Shieldaig)

One place where donations really make a difference is Gleann Shìldeag, the combined woodland and mountain estate in the West Highlands of Scotland (formerly Ben Shieldaig and the neighbouring Couldoran Estate).

What Makes Gleann Shìldeag Special

• It’s part of Scotland’s rare temperate rainforest zone, where ancient woodlands of birch and Caledonian pine once stretched across the landscape. Today, only fragments remain.

• The Trust now manages over 1,500 hectares (around 3,800 acres) of this land, protecting treasured ecosystems and helping them expand.

• Wildlife here is remarkable — from golden eagles, red squirrels and pine martens to rare mosses, liverworts and lichens that thrive in these unique habitats.

How Donations Help Here

Your donation contributes toward:

• Tree planting and natural regeneration to increase native woodland cover.

• Habitat restoration that supports a wide variety of species.

• Deer management to protect young trees and help them grow.

• Improved access and trails, so people can enjoy these wild spaces responsibly.

Why Projects Like This Matter

Every donation, even a small one, helps advance a long-term vision: stronger, more resilient forests, richer biodiversity and healthier ecosystems, more space where people, nature and climate can thrive together

Whether it’s restoring ancient trees or creating new woodlands for future generations, these efforts turn donations into lasting, living impact.

In Summary

Thanks to your bookings in 2025, we donated £36.00 to the Woodland Trust. That money plays a role in safeguarding woods, planting trees and supporting conservation projects like Gleann Shìldeag, places where nature is being restored, species are returning, and local communities can enjoy wild spaces for generations to come.