...fundamental to English life, providing essential materials for building, fuel, tools and food, long before the advent of modern materials. As land was increasingly cleared for agriculture, our remaining woodlands...
...7 apprenticeships (Masters level)? At present we have a level 3 apprenticeship and the level 6 degree apprenticeship. The Trailblazer group is going to be working on level 4/5 provision...
...Standard launched earlier this year. The UK’s deer population is believed to be at its highest level for 1,000 years. It has risen from an estimated 450,000 in the mid-1970s...
...to growing our tree cover. We know that the UK wide ambition of planting 30,000 hectares of new woodland annually from May 2024, and the statutory target of reaching 16.5%...
A huge welcome to our new Forestry Commission blog. On this blog we’ll be bringing you regular updates on the work that we do, from the people that do it....
...the spread of these harmful organisms. Why is biosecurity important? Although pests and diseases can spread naturally, the distance they travel is normally limited by environmental factors and their own...
...woods are a key part of the escape plan. However, our forests and woods face significant challenges now, partly because of our changing climate and new pests and diseases. The...
...to level up access to nature across the country, planting trees in socially deprived urban areas with low canopy cover, in proximity to healthcare and educational facilities. By requiring match...
...a new woodland across slopes or beside a river can help to intercept run-off and greatly reduce pollution from entering nearby waterways. The N and P in overland water flows,...
...and responding to illegal felling reports and operations and much more. This is something completely new to me and has really got different parts of my brain working. I feel...
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