Into the woods: special features in the Forest of Dean
For this month’s ‘Into the woods’ blog, Plant Health Forestry Administrative Officer Kev Tuffley reveals the special features of a beautiful, little-visited woodland in the Forest of Dean.
Nature
Wood ants mean healthy woodlands
Emily Robinson, Content Officer at Forestry Commission, shares how wood ants act as a keystone species in promoting a healthy woodland ecosystem.
Is your woodland a home for hedgehogs?
Alan Reid is our Nature Recovery Advisor in the West Midlands. Here he explores why woodlands are such excellent habitats for these enigmatic creatures, and how woodland owners and managers might help them.
Into the woods: the value of amenity woodlands
Join us for this month’s ‘Into the woods’ blog by Helen Townsend, the Forestry Commission’s Head of People, Landscape and Historic Environment. To mark Take a Walk Outdoors Day, she shares the value from having access to nature.
Into the woods: enhancing local history with woodland and green space
Join us for this month's this month’s ‘Into the woods’ blog by Regulations and Incentives Support Officer Tab Robinson, who explores how woodland can help connect communities with the roots of their local community.
The benefits of mosses, liverworts and lichen
Find out how these often-overlooked plants play their part in woodland ecosystems.
Into the woods: fungi season in Streatham Common
For UK Fungus Day 2024, this month's 'Into the woods' blog by Emily Robinson delves into the world of fungi and urban woodland ecology at Streatham Common.
Into the woods: connecting with nature
Join us for this month's 'Into the woods' blog by Tristan Haynes, who shares how a woodland adventure helped him and his family.
Into the woods: from quarry to nature reserve
Join us for this month's 'Into the woods' blog by Rebecca Clayton, who explores the transformation of Clints Quarry Nature Reserve.
The importance of woodland and trees to UK bats
Sonia Reveley, Woodland Specialist at Bat Conservation Trust, explains more about UK bats, the challenges they face, and how woodland owners and managers can help.
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