There’s more to trees than meets the eye
We summarise the far-reaching benefits woodland creation has on farming businesses – helping farmers to diversify, generate additional income and support wider land management goals.
Woodland creation
The Forestry Commission co-organises the fourth annual Forestry Conference
Find out more about the 2021 Forestry Conference, held on 13 October at Newbury Racecourse, and what you can expect from the Forestry Commission on the day.
Two years on from our Centenary milestone
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Sir William Worsley, Posted on:
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Climate change and resilience, Woodland creation
Two years on from our centenary our Chair, Sir William Worsley, reflects on what we have achieved since then.
Might oaks from little acorns grow…?
A year in the life of Bella Murfin and Naomi Matthiessen, job share Directors for the Nature for Climate Fund Tree Programme in Defra.
Launch of the England Trees Action Plan
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Sir William Worsley, Posted on:
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Ancient woodland, Climate change and resilience, Tree health, Urban trees, Woodland creation, Woodland management
Sir William Worsley, Chair of the Forestry Commission, reflects on the new England Trees Action Plan.
Wonderful woodlands and why you should create them
Sir Edward Milbank, owner of the Barningham Estate, shares his experience of woodland creation and why he’s responding to the England Tree Strategy consultation.
Right tree, right place, right reason
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Mark Broadmeadow, Posted on:
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Climate change and resilience, Woodland creation
Find out more about the UK Forestry Standard and why it plays such an important role in tree planting and sustainable forestry in England.
Looking to the future of forestry
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Sir William Worsley, Posted on:
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Climate change and resilience, Tree health, Woodland creation, Woodland management
Sir William Worsley, Chair of the Forestry Commission, looks at how our work has continued through the coronavirus outbreak and what the next steps are.
Have your say about environmental change
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Dr Gabriel Hemery, Posted on:
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Categories:
Climate change and resilience, Woodland creation, Woodland management
Guest Author Dr Gabriel Hemery, CEO of the Sylva Foundation and co-ordinator of the British Woodland Survey, invites you to have your say this year.
Forestry is about people – departing the Forestry Commission
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Sir Harry Studholme, Posted on:
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Climate change and resilience, Tree health, Woodland creation, Woodland management
As Sir Harry Studholme’s time as Chair of the Forestry Commission draws to a close, he looks at the action that the Forestry Commission and people across the sector must take to protect, improve and expand England’s forests.
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