...year. Planting brings green spaces closer to where people live and work, creates new green jobs for local communities and supports sustainable growth all while tackling climate change. The government...
Andrew Jones, Chair of the Urban Forestry and Woodland Advisory Committee Network (UFWACN) discusses the importance of the urban forest, and how a new vision for urban forestry will help...
...the contrast between this year's small green cones and the larger brown cones from previous years finally splitting apart. Meanwhile, new cone buds are already forming for next year's cycle!...
...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...
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...
...insect prey. For instance, the common pipistrelle prefers midges, while the brown long-eared bat feeds on moths and beetles. Brown long-eared bat © 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...
...and Western Red Cedar. In some cases, it’s less about introducing entirely new species and instead sourcing seeds from further south. For the south of England, for example, that can...
...HomeGrownHouse (HGH) research project challenges this status quo by exploring new, value-added uses for coppiced sweet chestnut in buildings in the SE of England, where the highest number of new-start...
...of projects and items eligible for funding under the Grant will include, for example: Intelligent transplanting systems Polytunnel infrastructure / equipment Irrigation systems and infrastructure Seed trays Grading machines Biosecurity...
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