...blog includes references to the Sustainable Farming Initiative (SFI). On Tuesday 11 March the government stopped accepting new applications for SFI. Find out what other support you can access in...
...Plan. Before receiving an invitation to the process, we recommend reviewing the actions, supplements and capital items available in the new guidance. An established woodland next to a field of...
...also brings home the scale of the challenge we have, as the proposed net Tree Cover Target means we must make sure we’re protecting our existing trees alongside planting new...
Lime seeds. Credit: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Megan Shirley, our Incentives Manager, talks about how the Forestry Commission are supporting future tree seed production through a new Seed Sourcing Grant....
...Recovery Strategies will bring. At the end of June, government announced new funding for local authorities developing Local Nature Recovery Strategies. The Strategies create an opportunity to accelerate action for...
Dr Gabriel Hemery is CEO of the Sylva Foundation. Here he talks about the PIES project which offers free advice for new and existing woodland. What is the PIES project?...
...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...
...covered track in a woodland with a low sun shining through the trees. Credit: Paul Nunns, © Forestry England 1. Check on areas of new planting If you have any...
...to land use is not sustainable, and we should be aiming for around 30,000 hectares of new woodland in the UK every year – nearly a million hectares by 2050....
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