Wood ants mean healthy woodlands
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.
Celebrating the women working in the Forestry Commission: Cora Pfarre
In celebration of International Women's Day Cora Pfarre, Field Manager working across the South East and London team, shares her story of working in the Forestry Commission.
An emerging threat to beech – Petrakia liobae
Petrakia liobae is a disease threatening Beech trees in central Europe. Know what to look out for and how to report suspected findings.
National Plant Health Week: Here are the pests and diseases threatening our plants
In the UK, the value that our plants and trees provide to society each year is estimated at £9bn. In reality, plants are priceless. They clean our air, provide 80% of the food we eat and are known to help …
National Plant Health Week: Biosecurity – the first line of defence
Our trees are under threat from an ever-increasing number of damaging pests and diseases. We aren’t helpless to stop this, but we need to start taking action now. These actions can be summed up with one word – biosecurity. Good …
National Plant Health Week: Healthy stock for healthy forests
Alistair Yeomans, Scheme Manager for the Plant Healthy Certification Scheme, writes about the aims of the scheme to help protect from pests and diseases.
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.
First on the scene – meet the people keeping our woodlands healthy
Barnaby Wylder, Tree Health Officer in the Plant Health Forestry Team, writes about the importance of his role to the protection of trees in the UK.
Right tree, right place, right reason
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Mark Broadmeadow, Posted on:
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Categories:
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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Categories:
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.
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