...damaging newly planted trees and preventing, or slowing, natural colonisation. In established woodlands, it can destroy the understorey which degrades habitat for wildlife, stops regeneration and reduces resilience in the...
...and need to re-establish their identity. Having a volunteering project, connecting with new people and leaving a positive environmental legacy can really help. Our volunteers and employed workforce find new...
...a key role in coordinating efforts, creating new landscape-scale action groups and providing guidance to its member organisations on the ground. Through dedicated Squirrel Officers, the UKSA increases grey squirrel...
A huge welcome to our new Forestry Commission blog. On this blog we’ll be bringing you regular updates on the work that we do, from the people that do it....
...actions? You should carry out basic biosecurity actions before entering and leaving each new site you visit, even if they are within the same area. This is because you can...
...woods are a key part of the escape plan. However, our forests and woods face significant challenges now, partly because of our changing climate and new pests and diseases. The...
...both allow local authorities and community groups to access funds for new large-scale tree planting projects, the funds have some unique differences outlined below. Please note, for the second year...
...a new woodland across slopes or beside a river can help to intercept run-off and greatly reduce pollution from entering nearby waterways. The N and P in overland water flows,...
...and responding to illegal felling reports and operations and much more. This is something completely new to me and has really got different parts of my brain working. I feel...
...Qs: propagation quality and production quantity Creating new plants from cuttings is widely used for garden and commercial plant production because it’s quicker than seed-raising and resulting plants inherit the...
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