...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...
...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...
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?...
...mortality rates during planting, increase tree growth rates and increase woodland carbon sequestration in the newly planted forests in Cheshire. In addition, this project will provide a new fungal resource...
...– has been a constant positive of joining the world of forestry. Book your tickets for the National Forestry Conference at Newbury Racecourse, 9 October 2024, on the CLA’s website....
...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....
...due to old age or disease – but smaller trees (whips and feathers), may be new or replacements. Must be new ‘standard’ (large) trees (and cannot be replacement trees) Do...
...to growing our tree cover. We know that the UK wide ambition of planting 30,000 hectares of new woodland annually from May 2024, and the statutory target of reaching 16.5%...
...both producers and processors. The first audit of a deer stalker producer occurred this week and the first audits of AGHE processors will take place in the New Year. We...
...in the UK, stands of radiata pine have also been inspected as this is a known host in New Zealand, and vigilance is being maintained for possible symptoms on other...
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