...trees within new developments, to give them the best chance of growing to maturity, contributing to nature recovery and climate resilience in our towns and cities. Creating new woodlands will...
...cover from 14.5% to 16.5% by 2050 in England. This equates to around 250,000 hectares of land in total (subject to tree stocking density) being converted to woodland cover –...
Amanda Newsome, Biodiversity Net Gain Advisor and Jim Smith, Urban Forestry Advisor at the Forestry Commission explore how integrating trees into new developments can contribute towards delivering biodiversity net gain....
...to do and we need to action 2 main priorities. How to deal with legacy plastic tree protection left in the environment How to reduce the amount of plastic we...
...ancient woodland to young trees, lakes to reedbeds to meadows and picnic areas, there’s plenty to enjoy. Young holly tree, Northwich Community Woodlands. New 'Into the woods' posts will be...
...the UK and are the top nocturnal predators of flying insects. Most of the 18 bat species found in the UK evolved to use trees as roosts, while many also...
...dominated, there is ongoing conservation work to maintain the nature reserve. In 2021, fell ponies were brought to the site temporarily to graze on the scrub to allow the wildflowers...
...they provide us with amazing places to enjoy. For our trees, woods and forests to thrive, they need to be cared for, managed and cherished. This is where you come...
...shape, our capacity to respond is limited. Trees live for a long time… We need to think ahead about both the positive and negative issues that we need to address...
...Forestry Commission in 2014. The network was created to act as the Forestry Commission’s trusted stakeholder group to promote the case for urban forestry in England’s towns and cities, and...
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