...received a share of £9.8 million in funding to kickstart tree planting activity, create new green jobs and boost access to nature. More than 100 new green jobs will be...
...2024). Here he explains the need for home-grown softwood and hardwood timber for an expanding bioeconomy. Wood – a renewable resource to drive the bioeconomy Let’s work backwards. By 2050...
...the current 28 days use a new dispute resolution process to escalate sustained objections to the Forestry and Woodland Advisory Committee (FWAC) who will review proposals and evidence and provide...
...woodland creation are transforming Cumbria’s landscape at Lowther Estate and creating new business opportunities. With support from the Forestry Commission, Natural England and the Eden Rivers Trust, the estate has...
...specifically for farmers and land managers to encourage new woodland creation to help tackle the effects of climate change and provide new income in the form of long-term payments for...
...alongside talking about the benefits and challenges of woodland management. A new initiative, Open Woods & Workshops, will further open up wood culture by creating a platform for wood users...
...important woodland habitats we value for wildlife. Ensuring that management, including deer and grey squirrel, is thought about in the design of new woods will enable our new woodlands to...
...to make the whole woodland creation process more efficient. So, from 11 December 2024 we’re changing the Woodland Creation Planning Grant (WCPG) process. WCPG supports landowners, land managers and public...
...launched in June 2021 to offer financial incentives to help land managers and farmers establish new woodland that offers environmental and social public benefits. EWCO was generally well received and...
...until August 2024. The new scheme aims to establish better coordination between landowners and managers at a local level to help tackle the hazardous pest. Calling all owners of infested...
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