Stretch your legs for Walk in the Woods month

Today sees the start of Walk in the Woods month, the Tree Council's annual festival to encourage everyone to enjoy trees and woods in spring.

Across the UK, walks, talks and other events take place in town and countryside throughout May - a great month to go down to the woods or to a local park or just enjoy tree-lined streets.

Walk in the Woods month is a great time to organise an event and get new people interested in trees - especially in their local patch. A particular aim of Walk in the Woods is to attract people who rarely, if ever, visit woods - even those on their doorstep.

To find out more and get involved in either organising or participating in events, visit the Walk in the Woods website.

And you can click here for more ideas for green recreational activities.