...receiving an invitation to the process, we recommend reviewing the actions, supplements and capital items available in the new guidance. An established woodland next to a field of long, drying...
...time is now. In 2024 Defra launched the ELM in-field agroforestry offer, providing more support for creating and managing agroforestry than there has ever been. There are agroforestry actions across...
...insect prey. For instance, the common pipistrelle prefers midges, while the brown long-eared bat feeds on moths and beetles. Brown long-eared bat. Copyright: Daniel Hargreaves Woodland and trees are also...
During National Plant Health Week 2024, our panel of experts from the Forestry Commission, Forest Research, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Observatree led a live Tree Health Clinic Q&A on...
...to land use is not sustainable, and we should be aiming for around 30,000 hectares of new woodland in the UK every year – nearly a million hectares by 2050....
...to old age or disease – but smaller trees (whips and feathers), may be new or replacements. Must be new ‘standard’ (large) trees (and cannot be replacement trees) Do I...
...are now living through that moment. With it has come a new question and a new challenge, how do we open this woodland up for the benefit of our wider...
...approximately 1 million hectares of newly planted forests by 2050, and forests in improved condition. To achieve this, approximately 30,000 hectares of new woodland would need to be planted annually...
For UK Fungus Day on 5 October 2024, Forestry Commission Content Officer Emily Robinson delves into the world of fungi and urban woodland ecology at Streatham Common. An impulsive move...
...scheme for great crested newts, has created valuable new habitat. Heavy machinery being used to clear a pond filled with scrub. Credit: Russell Critchley Support and training Beyond practical management...
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