Dr Eleanor Tew McFor, Head of Forest Planning at Forestry England, outlines the horizon scan research project and looks forward to the future of the forestry sector.
Dr Daegan Inward shares his insights into the ongoing studies on Ips typographus, the pest of spruce trees also known as the eight toothed spruce bark beetle.
For Plant Health Week 2024, our panel of experts from the Forestry Commission, Forest Research, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Observatree led a live Tree Health Clinic Q&A on X (formerly Twitter) to answer questions and offer advice about tree health.
Find out how to respond to the risks of ash dieback effectively and the support available.
Ips typographus was first identified in the UK in 2018. Since then multiple teams at the Forestry Commission, Forest Research and Defra have been working together to manage this invasive pest. Here's how.
Woodland Resilience Advisor Chris explores the different threats facing our woodlands, and how woodland management can help mitigate these threats and increase the future health and resilience of our woodlands.
Bella Murfin and Naomi Matthiessen are job share Directors for the Nature for Climate Fund Tree Programme in Defra. Here they look back at the last 6 months of the delivering the Government’s commitment to treble tree planting in England …
From 1 July 2023 the Biosecure Procurement Requirement has extended to three additonal funds. Here we look at why that's important.
Find out more about the tree pest Oak Processionary Moth. This visual guide explains how to spot it, and the actions you can take.
Barnaby Wylder is our Plant Health Forestry Lead in the North West of England. In this blog he reflects upon ten years of handling ash dieback cases, and what the future might hold for our ash trees.
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