Diversifying land use with timber production at the Lowther Estate
...the Woodland Carbon Code, Lowther Estate will be able to use or sell carbon credits once the woodland has matured. We plan to sell a third of the credits and...
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Ready, set, plant! For a future filled with trees
...EWCO to cover planting and establishment costs, while registering the woodland with the Woodland Carbon Code (WCC). The site is predicted to generate 14,000 carbon credits, which can be sold...
Interested in the HS2 Woodland Fund? Why you should attend our free workshop
...the West Midlands. Check out the full eligibility rules on our webpage. How can I find out more? We are running a free workshop next Monday (17 June, 10am to...
Showcasing the work of Defra’s Trees and Forestry Team, the Forestry Commission and our Delivery Partners
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Bella Murfin and Naomi Matthiessen, Posted on:
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Careers, Tree health, Urban trees, Woodland creation
...country, including the role of trees. Launching our Forestry Training Fund in February, providing free practical forestry training courses to help grow our domestic forestry sector (worth over £2 billion...
Tree Production Innovation Fund: third spotlight on successful applicants
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Jack Clough, Posted on:
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Climate change and resilience, Tree and seed production
...a moisture-retaining additive to develop peat-free alternatives for cell-grown tree production Peatlands supply vital reservoirs for biodiversity and carbon sequestration. In fact, the world’s peatlands combined store twice as much...
Tackling plastics in woodland creation
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Katie Goldsbrough, Posted on:
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Climate change and resilience, Woodland creation
...disposal of tree guards. We directly supported a free Tubex recycling hub in Essex in 2023 which recycled more than 5,000 polypropylene tree guards. This is the equivalent of more...
Tree Production Innovation Fund success stories
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Jack Clough, Posted on:
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Climate change and resilience, Tree and seed production
...production. RSK ADAS Ltd A collaboration between RSK ADAS, Klasmann-Deilmann and Premier Plant Producers Ltd investigating a series of peat free media blends for use in automated containerised tree propagation...
Don’t get stumped by timber terms: understanding the differences between hardwood and softwood
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Steph Bale and Chris Watson, Posted on:
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Carbon, Timber, Woodland management
Chris Watson, Woodland Resilience Advisor at the Forestry Commission, invites Steph Bale, Senior Policy Advisor for Commercial Forestry at Defra, to discuss the differences between hardwood and softwood in relation...
Addressing the possible shortfall of oak for the 2022/23 planting season
...free tools to help land managers better understand the suitability of alternative species. The Ecological Site Classification Decision Support System (ESC-DSS) requires the input of soil moisture and nutrient information...
Three reasons why England needs more conifer planting
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Ian Tubby, Posted on:
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Carbon, Climate change and resilience, Economy and growth, Sector insight, Timber, Woodland creation
...woodland in the background. Application trends Interestingly, around 40% of England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) applications and agreements are for woodlands of between one and three hectares (ha). These woodlands...
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