It's a great time to be in forestry
...apprenticeships at technical and professional levels, full-time courses at Level 3 and at degree level (Level 6). Career progression is strong as experience grows. Many in forestry come from other...
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Addressing the possible shortfall of oak for the 2022/23 planting season
...a more diverse planting scheme. Whilst this news is disappointing, it does gives project managers a chance to think differently about species choice. This could result in greater diversity in...
Want to help protect our trees? Find out what you can do with simple biosecurity
...future generations can enjoy them. We want biosecurity to become the norm in the UK the way it has in countries like Australia or New Zealand. Be a tree health...
Celebrating the women working in the Forestry Commission: Katie Parker
...to the Entomological Societies of America and Canada. I really enjoy getting out into the trees whenever I can to trial new survey techniques and make sure the protocols developed...
How beavers and trees can support our waterways
...the understorey. Beavers tend to select species which coppice well, with the most frequent feed species during the ROBT being willow and hazel. It is possible to prevent beavers from...
Right tree, right place, to support water and wildlife
Riparian tree planting. Image credit: Eden Rivers Trust Michael Rogers is Head of Conservation at Eden Rivers Trust. In this guest blog, Michael looks at how trees can benefit our...
Tree protection – thinking about risks and opportunities
...broader view about deer that might travel from adjacent properties to your new wood. This information can be used to support the choice of tree protection and a plan for...
Celebrating the women working in the Forestry Commission: Alexandra Jenks
...planting new woodlands and the incentives available to them. I love being out and about and sharing my passion for the countryside with interested parties. This includes site visits in...
The oak lace bug: A potential threat to oak trees
...can be blown by the wind over significant distances, so once introduced into a new area, they can establish and spread quite rapidly. The UK’s temperate climate is also unlikely...
National Plant Health Week: Biosecurity – the first line of defence
...and organic material, at a basic level biosecurity involves making sure these potentially infected materials don’t hitchhike on you between visits to outdoor areas such as parks, gardens or woodlands....
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