...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...
...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 and growers to share...
...more trees to be produced without increasing current irrigation volumes. More precise irrigation scheduling can maintain or even enhance tree quality. However, implementing novel irrigation protocols requires new user-friendly tools...
...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 the...
...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 bodies to design new woodland that...
...damaging newly planted trees and preventing, or slowing, natural colonisation. In established woodlands, it can destroy the understorey which degrades habitat for wildlife, stops regeneration and reduces resilience in the...
...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...
...reach net zero emissions by 2050. The new Woodland Carbon Guarantee will give you, the land managers, the security you need to invest in carbon sequestration. The scheme will offer...
...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...
...Yesterday, the Forestry Commission published their latest set of Provisional Woodland Statistics and Key Performance Indicators, covering 2024-25. Tree planting in England is now at its highest recorded rate in...
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