Dr Anna Brown, Director of Forest Services at the Forestry Commission, explores the ways that timber shapes our daily lives. This blog celebrates craftsmanship, sustainability and innovation behind one of nature’s most remarkable resources.
For this month's 'Into the woods' blog, Deputy Surveyor of the New Forest and Forest Management Director Craig Harrison explores the special status and management of the New Forest.
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.
Becky Hawkey, the Forestry Commission’s Environmental Land Management Team Manager, outlines the Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier offer and how different funding actions within the grant stack together to help bring woodland into effective management.
MacBradan Bones, Nature Recovery Advisor for the Forestry Commission, shares his tips on managing your woodland this winter.
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) will open applications for Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier from summer 2025. Find out how you can get ready to apply.
Find out how Shaun Purkiss-McEndoo, Head Forester at Zetland Estates, is transforming Silver Hill into productive woodland.
Join us for this month's 'Into the woods' blog by Resilience Officer Jon Burgess, who shares how silvicultural techniques used at a woodland in Devon has built resilience against the impacts of climate change.
Find out how these often-overlooked plants play their part in woodland ecosystems.
MacBradan Bones, Nature Recovery Advisor at the Forestry Commission, shares five tips on managing your woodland this autumn.
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