...and will likely continue to be. It is important that as part of our efforts to increase woodland area, we increase rates of conifer planting to help to meet this...
...Simon Bell’s Woodland Design workshops back in 1997 and here I am today, 26 years later delivering those workshops. The workshops set out how applying UKFS guidelines and requirements to...
...Ministerial Statements. The Secretary of State has agreed to our request to make these changes. These changes are designed to simplify evidence gathering for forestry proposals and to remove duplication...
...tells you how your woodland is doing, which helps you determine how to improve it and how best to manage it. Using the Woodland Condition Assessment app, you will be...
Naomi Mervin, Head of Economics, Evidence and Analysis at the Forestry Commission, shares how forests contribute to the UK economy, from jobs to our mental health and wellbeing. Tomorrow is...
...to change, whilst delivering improved quality and diversity of product? This challenge can include activities to promote biosecurity. Challenge 3 How can innovative environmentally sustainable weed control solutions be used...
...us to be clear what this will require: we need to grow more trees, of more diverse species, and they need to thrive. we need to manage our existing woods...
...with Aardman Animations' famous Sean the Sheep, to help get to their 10 millionth planted tree. We sadly didn’t get to meet Sean ourselves (much to our children’s disappointment!) but...
...applies to all woodland, regardless of who owns or manages it. It’s designed to apply to all kinds of woodlands, from timber plantations to conservation habitats. It’s not an auditable...
...winds pushing trees over (image above). Deer pushing trees over and nibbling tops off trees planted in shorter tubes. Sheep getting into fenced areas and eating trees. Voles getting into...
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