Boost biodiversity with your woodland design
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Asia Aldridge, Posted on:
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Nature and biodiversity, Woodland creation, Woodland management
Discover 11 ways to boost biodiversity through your woodland design.
Nature and biodiversity
Why woods are so important for nature
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Kate Tobin, Posted on:
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Categories:
Ancient woodland, Climate change and resilience, Nature and biodiversity, Woodland creation
Woodlands can inspire us with a sense of going back in time, to a simpler world, where nature was rich and dominant.
Tigers and hawks in our forests
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Kate Tobin, Posted on:
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Categories:
Ancient woodland, Nature and biodiversity, Woodland creation, Woodland management
When you look closely, moths are beautiful, diverse and fascinating in their colours, patterns, size and behaviour. There are around 2,500 species of moths in the British Isles. Many of these are fully or partly dependent on trees and woodland.
How beavers and trees can support our waterways
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Matt Holden, Posted on:
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Categories:
Nature and biodiversity, Water, Woodland management
Matt Holden is the Devon Beaver Project Lead for Devon Wildlife Trust. In this guest blog he introduces the work of Devon Wildlife Trust on beaver reintroduction in Devon.
Right tree, right place, to support water and wildlife
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Michael Rogers, Posted on:
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Categories:
Climate change and resilience, Nature and biodiversity, Water, Woodland creation, Woodland management
Michael Rogers is Head of Conservation at Eden Rivers Trust. In this guest blog, Michael looks at how trees can benefit our watercourses, and shares experiences from the Croglin Valley in Cumbria to show the importance of planting the right tree in the right place.
Making space for nature to benefit water
Find out more about how planting trees can help to improve water quality and provide natural flood management on your land.
New wader zonal maps: helping to ensure new trees are put in the right place
New guidance will help to inform woodland expansion in England that works with breeding wader conservation.
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