...that have already led to changes on the ground. This includes planting at Avon Wood in Warwickshire. Robin Truslove, an expert in his field, said: As a Chartered Forester, it...
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...
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...to increase them. There is also a greater incentive for unscrupulous people to look for loopholes in the law. We need to close them. The Environment Bill will put this...
...now to leave future generations a better environment. We need to work towards net zero emissions by 2050; to address biodiversity loss; to better connect people with nature; and to...
...who are planning to create a resilient woodland, to get involved and enter this competition. Let’s showcase your resilient wood to inspire others and help them learn from your experience....
...without landowners needing to develop new expertise and putting less time and money into an unfamiliar venture. A new £1 million Woods into Management Forestry Innovation Fund also opened in...
...fertilisers can help to avoid N and P loss due to rainfall, but inevitably large amounts of agricultural applications can, and still are, leaching into watercourses. In a nutshell, planting...
...winter, particularly after snowfall. Hares Hard winters can drive hares into woodlands resulting in localised damage to young, unprotected trees. This can take the form of cleanly bitten-off leading shoots....
...learnt how to sneak up on them by “whispering” – emitting echolocation calls 10 to 100 times lower in amplitude than other bat species, which allows them to get up...
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