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International Women's Day 2022 - Women in the Woods!

8 Mar 2022

International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.

At Small Woods, we are proud to employ women in a wide range of roles throughout the organisation. Here's Anna, an engagement officer who works for Coed Lleol (Small Woods Wales) at Craig Gwladus in Neath, to tell you what it's like to be a woman in the woods in 2022.

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8 types of nest box to hang in your garden or the woods

18 Feb 2022

This week we are celebrating National Nest Box Week here at Small Woods. Because many people prefer to keep their outdoor spaces neat and tidy, there is a shortage of natural nooks and crannies for birds and other animals to make their nests. Fortunately, we can help by providing safe boxes in which wildlife can build their nests, raise their young and hibernate over winter.

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SWA commits to action, in pledge

16 Dec 2021

Small Woods has signed up to the Climate Change and Forestry Accord 2021. This 2021 Accord reaffirms and updates the principles of an accord first agreed in 2015

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We've joined The Tree Council!

29 Nov 2021

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Green social prescribing

19 Oct 2021

A project is underway to boost ‘green social prescribing’ - where health professionals refer service users to outdoor health initiatives for physical and mental health and wellbeing. 

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Coed Lleol (Small Woods Wales) featured in BBC Two's New Voices from Wales

8 Apr 2021

An Ystradgynlais woodland wellbeing session run by Project Officer Anna Stickland is featured on BBC Two.

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PhD awarded to Coed Lleol (Small Woods Wales) Researcher from Bangor University

9 Mar 2021

Heli Gittins explored the question: Can a woodland activity programme benefit participant wellbeing and change the way they use woods?

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Coed Lleol (Small Woods Wales) reflects on successes of 2020

29 Jan 2021

Here's a summary of what we did during the pandemic in 2020.

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Our Connecting People and Nature project comes to an end in Merthyr Tydfil

30 Dec 2020

Our Connecting People and Nature project achieved so much over the three years it ran in Merthyr Tydfil.

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Coed Lleol welcomes Bangor University Researcher

19 Nov 2020

We are delighted to welcome Ramiga Kirupaikkumaran of Bangor University to our team.

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