Into the woods: connecting with nature
...us on a walk up Moel y Golfa and shares the benefits of nature for wellbeing. Choosing a favourite woodland walk is an almost impossible task for someone who spends...
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7 tips to help you change to a career in forestry
...a dynamic sector that is continuously responding to new science and innovation. Foresters are always developing their own skillsets, so don’t be intimidated if you feel like you don’t know...
Into the woods: resilience for the future
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Climate change and resilience, Into the woods series, Tree planting, Woodland management
...of 2022. While many newly planted trees elsewhere died from drought, we didn’t lose any new trees at Culm Davy. A newly planted mixed species woodland plantation The woodland is...
The benefits of mosses, liverworts and lichen
...– so long as the conditions are right. Liverworts stabilize soil and riverbanks, reducing water evaporation and helping new plants grow. Liverworts up-close in Fore Wood, East Sussex Lichen Lichens...
Into the woods: enhancing local history with woodland and green space
...visitors. These new green spaces enable future generations to engage in this important local history. Locations that once contributed to the area through mining and industry continue to provide benefits...
Into the woods: special features in the Forest of Dean
...above an understorey of hazel, wych elm, alder, small-leaved lime and beech. Different fern species thrive in the moist conditions alongside the stream and springs while bluebells, dog’s mercury and...
Should trees be planted within a productive farming landscape?
...3a and Grade 3b. Grades 1, 2 and 3a comprise ‘best and most versatile land’. How is land chosen for woodland creation? All agricultural land in England is eligible for...
What makes for a good woodland creation consultation?
...involvement is a key aspect of the UK Forestry Standard and can come in many forms. For example, Forestry England could be working with a local community on a new...
Amphibians in early summer: their journey from water to land
...beneath stone walls, in compost heaps or underground burrows. Great crested newts may travel over a kilometre from the ponds they emerged from, establishing territories in completely different woodland areas....
The ancient tools that shaped our woodlands
...slowly began to recolonise the land. Birch was the first pioneer tree species, followed by pine and then hazel, elm, oak and alder. At the same time hunter-gatherers were refining...
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