Jessica Turner, National Historic Environment Advisor at the Forestry Commission, explores how pivotal periods in history led to the evolution of the tools our ancestors used to shape our wooded...
...manage and control it in England. For centuries, the oak has stood at the heart of British identity – woven into our folklore, stitched into royal emblems and rooted deep...
...even cooling our towns and cities. All of these services are provided in perpetuity for free, by a functional forest ecosystem, which we know is more resilient to the effects...
...In the face of climate change, our forests need to remain healthy and resilient to continue to produce timber and deliver valuable benefits to nature and society. Sustainable forestry promotes...
...industry for decades to come. Ride with timber stacks on each side in a conifer woodland at Whinfell How EWCO and financial incentives support conifer woodland Back to the here...
...use free mapping tools such as the Sylva Foundation’s My Forest system to create an application map, using their guidance on how to produce EWCO compliant maps. 5. Make sure...
...over 23,000 hours of time. The network reports healthy trees as well as unhealthy trees. This is invaluable information as it contributes to our understanding of the spread of certain...
...around the landscape, including through urban areas, and will become even more important as climate change makes some places too hot, too wet, too dry, or too unpredictable for species...
In 2021 it was announced that the Tree Production Innovation Fund would be making over £1 million available to 16 innovative projects striving to increase and diversify our domestic tree...
...so it is a vital part of helping to mitigate the effects of climate change, not to mention just being more pleasant to be in on a hot day! So,...
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