Emily Robinson, Content Officer at the Forestry Commission, shares how wood ants act as a keystone species in promoting a healthy woodland ecosystem. As spring awakens in the British countryside,...
Amanda Newsome, Biodiversity Net Gain advisor at the Forestry Commission, talks about the introduction of this ambitious new government policy and some of the benefits it can bring for England’s...
...status and management of the New Forest. The New Forest is very special to me. Childhood holidays along the south coast and in the New Forest sparked my fascination with...
...2024). Here he explains the need for home-grown softwood and hardwood timber for an expanding bioeconomy. Wood is a renewable resource to drive the bioeconomy Let’s work backwards. By 2050...
...the hectares of new woodland funded by the programme so far. Defra and England’s Community Forests welcomed two new Community Forests into the network during National Tree Week, Tees Valley...
...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...
...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...
...£907 million during those trips (£685 million in England)3 – but this is only part of the picture. Woodland leisure and tourism contributions to the economy We have published new...
...concerning conditions for spruce trees in south-eastern and eastern England. The combination of heavy rain and waterlogging throughout 2024, followed by the driest spring in 69 years, are considered to...
...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...
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