...new quarantine facility in the Holt Laboratory for tree pests and pathogens, the group have determined that freshly cut Sitka logs are as successfully utilised by breeding beetles as logs...
...well used by the neighbouring nursery and scout hut. Each year numerous fungi pop up and you start to see new people in the woods with carrier bags, harvesting mushrooms....
James Bickley, the Forestry Commission’s Local Partnership Adviser for the North West and West Midlands, shares details of a new, life changing initiative. One that creates training opportunities and a...
...on a variety of new challenges within the forestry sector. Some of my cohort graduates have secured roles within the Forestry Commission, taking on vital roles as Woodland Officers, Regulations...
...regeneration. Instead, fungi transform death into the foundation for new life, ensuring the continuous renewal that sustains thriving forests. Green elf cup is a saprobic fungus that stains deadwood blue,...
...way for woodlands to naturally regenerate and expand: holly grows beneath oak, hawthorn colonises clearings and ivy climbs new trees because birds carried seeds from parent plants. This winter, watch...
...nature group to help me identify trees in the winter. Armed with my new-found knowledge and a suitable field guide (I recommend ‘Winter Trees: A Photographic Guide’ from the Field...
...threat from the agents and how it can be managed. After more than 4 years of intensive scientific investigation, the evidence is in and it's positive news for woodland owners...
...Their nests can often be spotted on trunks and the undersides of branches. You can find where they are most commonly found in the UK on our OPM 2024 management...
...In 2024, 224,000 green tonnes of softwood were used in the UK as fence posts.2 Whilst official statistics don’t exist for hardwood fencing, this is still a significant market which...
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