To coincide with World Rainforest Day 2024, in this film by Tom Hartwell, April Windle of the British Lichen Society explores one of the UK's temperate rainforests on Dartmoor where the ancient woodland, high rainfall and clean air provide the perfect conditions for an incredible array and complexity of plant life, with plants growing on plants growing on plants. Meet some intricate and beautiful mosses, lichens and liverworts. This is the second of a series of 3 films over 3 months on lichen and our temperate rainforests. https://britishlichensociety.org.uk/. Twitter: @aprilwindle @BLSLichens; Instagram: @aprilwindle.nature. 0:00 UK Rainforests 0:35 Why are they special? 0:58 What is a temperate rainforest? 1:26 Ferns 1:39 Diverse Life 3:06 Lichen 3:24 Trees 3:45 Rivers/Streams 4:02 Importance

In this heartwarming film by one of our excellent Scottish filmmakers, Cameron Wright, we meet the wonderful volunteers of Cycling Without Age Scotland. They help people with health conditions or physical impairments to gain access to, and better enjoy woodlands and the wider outdoors. Find out more about their great work here - https://cyclingwithoutage.scot/ https://www.facebook.com/CWAScotland/ https://www.instagram.com/cwascotlandscio/

Grey squirrel control using live trapping techniques. This woodland in Cumbria also has a red squirrel population and therefore the control of the Grey's is important to preserve their habitat. https://www.northernredsquirrels.org.uk/ https://rsne.org/ 0:00 Disclaimer 0:15 Introduction 1:02 Importance of Species Control 1:27 Trap Placement Considerations 1:51 Trap Demo 2:31 Trap Operation Mechanics 3:02 Baiting the Trap 3:57 Checking Traps 4:20 Feeders with Traps 5:02 Shooting and Safety Measures 5:53 Impact of Grey Squirrels 7:34 Credits

In this film by accomplished film maker Quentin Clark we visit Holt Copse in Wokingham to learn from conservation volunteer Mike Saynor about how to encourage bird life in woodland. For more details on the excellent work the Holt Copse conservation volunteers do please visit http://hccv.org.uk/. Quentin can be contacted through Facebook @SilkPurseVideos and [email protected]. 0:00 Introduction 0:23 Monitoring Birdlife 2:13 Natural Bird Food 2:49 Choosing Nest Boxes 3:07 How different birds build their nests 5:09 Where/how to put up Nest Boxes 5:50 Our nest box residents 6:17 Credits