Articles about Environment

Climate resilience: Just take one step further forward…

By David Fineberg, TCV Project Officer “Resilience – an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change” I look to the natural world to guide me in my response and understanding of the climate and ecological disaster we find ourselves within.…

Nature Notes: Spring’s New Beginnings

By Paul Barclay, TCV Senior Project Officer Spring is the time for renewal and new life.…

I Dig Trees guest blog: Tips for Hosting a Community Tree Planting Day

Together, we continue to smash our tree-planting targets, planting millions of trees for climate, wildlife, and communities!…

Litter Picking: A beginner’s guide

A Shared Community Effort to Keep Our Environment Clean Litter is an ever-growing issue in the UK.…

Spring Wildlife Conservation: Your Essential UK Guide

Did you know that nearly one in six species in Great Britain is threatened with extinction?…

The best trees for UK wildlife

Together, we continue to smash our tree-planting targets, planting millions of free trees for climate, wildlife and communities!…

Seed Gathering Season: Why it Matters for Wildlife and Conservation

As the leaves begin to turn and the air grows crisp, signalling the arrival of autumn, it’s also the start of seed gathering season for The Conservation Volunteers (TCV)!…

I Dig Trees guest blog: Replacing Rhododendron

Prof Dave Reay, University of Edinburgh tells us how the free trees ordered through the I Dig Trees programme with TCV and OVO Energy are helping meet climate goals and plans to ultimately reach ‘net zero’.

Invasive Non-Native Plant Species in the UK: Problems and Solutions

As a nation of garden lovers, the UK is a haven for an abundance of plant species.…

New Partnership Brings Tree Planting To DofE Gold Awards

As a legacy of The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC), an exciting new tree planting partnership has formed between two of the UK’s most inspiring youth and environmental charities – The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) and The Conservation Volunteers (TCV).…