...new quarantine facility in the Holt Laboratory for tree pests and pathogens, the group have determined that freshly cut Sitka logs are as successfully utilised by breeding beetles as logs...
...and expand their networks. Hearing the way newcomers are welcomed and experienced foresters share their understanding of management techniques, new technology and how they’re approaching the latest challenges – has...
...gave users time to understand the new edition and to complete forestry plans and proposals that were already in development. The transition period has now ended. From 1 October 2024,...
...neighbouring nursery and scout hut. Each year numerous fungi pop up and you start to see new people in the woods with carrier bags, harvesting mushrooms. It is also a...
...funding to support capital works in your woodland. Defra have published a list of new capital items available under Higher Tier. You will need to discuss these items with your...
...Not only this but increasing tree cover will help to improve our timber security. A new mixed woodland tree planting site in the Forest of Dean on a sunny autumn...
James Bickley, the Forestry Commission’s Local Partnership Advisor for the North West and West Midlands, shares details of a new, life changing initiative. One that creates training opportunities and a...
...of the tree has been cut to encourage new growth) and those with no heavy limbs and seemingly healthy, were removed without obvious cause. An ash tree in July 2013...
...on a variety of new challenges within the forestry sector. Some of my cohort graduates have secured roles within the Forestry Commission, taking on vital roles as Woodland Officers, Regulations...
...regeneration. Instead, fungi transform death into the foundation for new life, ensuring the continuous renewal that sustains thriving forests. Green elf cup is a saprobic fungus that stains deadwood blue,...
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