Forestry Commission

There’s more to trees than meets the eye

Chris Waterfield, 3 December 2021 - Woodland creation

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.

Tree Production Innovation Fund Success Stories

Jack Clough, 29 November 2021 - Tree Planting

The Tree Production Innovation Fund was launched in June 2021 to support innovative projects to increase and diversify domestic tree production. Here are the successful projects recieving funding.

Autumn – ‘Tis the season for managing woodlands’

Marcus Stroud, 9 November 2021 - Woodland creation, Woodland management

Get your woodland ready for Winter with our tips for the best management practices to carry out in Autumn.

The Forestry Commission co-organises the fourth annual Forestry Conference

Sarah Haskew, 5 October 2021 - Events, Woodland creation

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.

The oak lace bug: A potential threat to oak trees

Freddy Toft, 17 September 2021 - Biosecurity, Tree health

The oak lace bug is a tree pest that feeds on oak leaves. It’s not known to be in the UK, but it’s vital that we keep an eye out for it to protect our oak trees. Our Biosecurity Officer, Freddy Toft, explains more.

Sharing experiences for our future forests and woodlands

Christopher Williams, 7 September 2021 - Climate change and resilience

In this guest blog RFS Chief Executive, Christopher Williams, writes about the release of 10 case studies in the free Managing for Resilience report published in July.