...most treasured species – from rare birds and butterflies to the endangered hazel dormouse and the red squirrel. It’s now 50 years since the country came together to Plant a...
...is worth persevering as there are so many surprising rewards if you adopt this approach. The Continuous Cover Forestry Group promotes silvicultural practice (the care and cultivation of woodlands to...
...the Cumbria Wildlife Trust nestled in a broadleaf woodland. From the 1600s onwards, limestone was quarried here for use in the agriculture, building and steel-making industries until 1930. After that,...
...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...
...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...
...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...
...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...
...– 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...
...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...
...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...
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