...in the wake of Dutch elm disease face a different threat today, as damaging ash dieback impacts their health. As a nation, we are now making great progress in increasing...
...of the changes, and outlining the next steps for transitioning to the new UK Forestry Standard. I’m pleased to announce that today (3 October 2023) the 5th edition of the...
...that the land within one kilometre of the railway has actually quite low woodland cover... in the region of 10%. Today, Network Rail and the Forestry Commission are together hosting...
...photo callout, encouraging women to participate. We received over 2,000 publicly submitted photographs of women from across the forestry sector and the general public, illustrating the connection today’s women have...
...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...
...through the summer, did not make it easy for tree planting and establishment. However despite these challenges, tree planting across England increased. Notable figures from today’s statistics include: The area...
...nearing Royal Assent, which becomes law today. To learn more about these highlights and what the Trees and Forestry team have been up to, read on! With lots of funds...
...forestry and woodland management. However, I’m sure they would also identify with this study and the long-term thinking and planning still required by forestry and woodland managers today. Christopher Williams,...
...south and east of England may have a similar climate to that which we see today in the north and west of France. We would encourage all forest owners and...
...we face today, as well as what we were doing to act and respond to them. At that time none of us had any idea that one of the biggest...
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