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A year of growth: tree planting rates hit their highest level in over 20 years

A year of growth: tree planting rates hit their highest level in over 20 years

Richard Chapman, Deputy Director of Defra’s Nature for Climate Fund Tree Programme, highlights the latest annual statistics, what has been achieved over the past year and what is to come. Yesterday, the Forestry Commission published their latest set of Provisional …

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5 tips for managing your woodland this summer

Posted by: MacBradan Bones, Posted on: 6 August 2024 - Categories: Woodland management

Nature Recovery Advisor MacBradan Bones shares his tips on managing your woodland in summer.

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Selling woodland or peatland carbon: could it be right for you?

Posted by: Emma Stewart, Posted on: 2 August 2024 - Categories: Climate change and resilience, Tree planting, Woodland creation
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Did you know that if you plant a new woodland or restore peatland, you could sell the carbon benefits? When it comes to carbon, UK buyers are leading the way – so the time to get involved is now.

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Into the woods: growing up with the trees

Posted by: Faye Dawson, Posted on: 26 July 2024 - Categories: Into the woods series, Tree planting, Wellbeing

Join us for this month's 'Into the woods' blog by Faye Dawson, who shares her experiences of growing up with a family-owned woodland near Bath.

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International cooperation helps understand the threat from an invasive forest pest

Posted by: Daegan Inward, Posted on: 25 July 2024 - Categories: Tree health

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.

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The wider benefits of Continuous Cover Forestry

Posted by: Forestry Commission, Posted on: 11 July 2024 - Categories: Woodland management

In memory of the late chair Bill Mason, the Continuous Cover Forestry Group explore the wider benefits of Continuous Cover Forestry as a means to manage your woodland.

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The importance of woodland and trees to UK bats

Posted by: Sonia Reveley, Posted on: 22 May 2024 - Categories: Nature

Sonia Reveley, Woodland Specialist at Bat Conservation Trust, explains more about UK bats, the challenges they face, and how woodland owners and managers can help.

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Plant Health Week 2024: Live Tree Health Clinic

Posted by: Rebecca Clayton, Posted on: 15 May 2024 - Categories: Biosecurity, Tree health, Woodland management

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.

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Into the Woods: Spring Bluebells

Posted by: charlieyoung, Posted on: 13 May 2024 - Categories: Into the woods series, Nature, Wellbeing
Close up of a native blue bell

Introducing "Into the woods" our new blog series where staff members share their adventures in England's woodlands. Join us this month to look at spring bluebells at Marbury Country Park.

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Responding to ash dieback: assessing your risk and what you can do

Posted by: Matt Smith, Posted on: 11 May 2024 - Categories: Tree health

Find out how to respond to the risks of ash dieback effectively and the support available.

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Tackling plastics in woodland creation

Posted by: Katie Goldsbrough, Posted on: 22 April 2024 - Categories: Climate change and resilience, Tree planting, Woodland creation

This Earth Day (22 April), Woodland Officer Katie explains some of the partnership work the Forestry Commission is involved in to help reduce the use of plastic associated with tree planting and creating woodlands.

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