...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...
...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...
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...
...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...
...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...
You can find up to date PDF and HTML versions of this graphic on GOV.UK. Visit Applying the UK Forestry Standard to create new woodland....
...pests and disease so 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....
...to reduce reliance on herbicides? A couple of the successful projects are outlined below. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Elsoms Seeds Ltd; Elsoms Trees Ltd. Seed traits for tree production: science-led...
...media attention and public concern that our native ash would have the same fate as millions of elms following the introduction of the fungus causing Dutch elm disease in the...
...building a relationship with those farmers on the ground doing the work. They are very busy and not necessarily focusing on new business in the farm. Having someone else helping...
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