Into the Woods: Spring Bluebells
Introducing 'Into the Woods' our new blog series where staff members share their adventures in England's woodlands. Join us every month as we explore the woodlands we love and uncover...
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Forestry facing the future: a 50-year horizon scan
Posted by:
Eleanor Tew, Posted on:
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Biosecurity, Climate change and resilience, Events, Tree health
...for new technologies to transform the way we manage our woodlands and improve health and safety (New technologies facilitate widespread adoption of smart silviculture and New technologies improve worker health...
Tree planting at Silver Hill: four years later
Posted by:
Shaun Purkiss-McEndoo, Posted on:
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Timber, Woodland creation, Woodland management
...Zetland Estates in North Yorkshire for over 40 years. During that time, we’ve created over 100 hectares of new woodland. Our largest woodland is Silver Hill, which spans about 47...
Into the woods: finding the cows among the trees
Rachel Harries is the Forestry Commission’s Marketing and Communications Manager. For this month's 'Into the woods' blog, she writes about the role cattle play in her local woodland. On a...
Woods and water for climate change
...urgent. Why woodlands matter for water For years, we’ve been removing woodland – our land’s natural protective blanket. We’re now beginning to feel the consequences. However, there is good news....
Rooting communities in nature: how one woodland brought people together
Posted by:
Duncan Davids, Posted on:
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Categories:
Access, Woodland Ambassadors, Woodland management
...and need to re-establish their identity. Having a volunteering project, connecting with new people and leaving a positive environmental legacy can really help. Our volunteers and employed workforce find new...
Grey squirrels: managing an invasive species to support woodlands and our native red squirrels
...there are still red squirrels. UK Squirrel Accord map of red and grey squirrel sightings data submitted and verified 2017-2022. Credit: Squirrel distribution 2017-2022, UKSA Government support and commitment Addressing...
Tree Production Innovation Fund: spotlight on successful applicants
...mortality rates during planting, increase tree growth rates and increase woodland carbon sequestration in the newly planted forests in Cheshire. In addition, this project will provide a new fungal resource...
Ashes of hope: 12 years of observing ash dieback in East Anglia
...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...
Celebrating the timber in our lives
...concrete and steel, making timber equally vital for decarbonising the construction industry, which contributes 37% of global greenhouse gas emissions. As the government looks to increase the country's housing stock,...
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