...are taking to make it easier for everyone to access them. On 29 November, the government published its Woodland Access Implementation Plan which sets out new ambitions to improve the...
...The confidence it has given my team is fantastic, it also really opened the employability for the new team members and created a whole new energy within the workforce. My...
...woodland managers and other users. In early 2023 I began a project to develop a new app, working with a wide range of organisations, who suggested ways to improve the...
...team with Robin Gray, who covers Northern England. In this blog Richard explores why edge design matters and how our new guidance can transform your woodland. The edges of a...
...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...
Our panel of apprentices and experts from the Forestry Commission, Institute of Chartered Foresters and University of Cumbria led a live X (formerly Twitter) chat during National Apprenticeship Week 2024...
...and Western Red Cedar. In some cases, it’s less about introducing entirely new species and instead sourcing seeds from further south. For the south of England, for example, that can...
...HomeGrownHouse (HGH) research project challenges this status quo by exploring new, value-added uses for coppiced sweet chestnut in buildings in the SE of England, where the highest number of new-start...
Jack Clough Jack Clough, Grant Manager at the Forestry Commission introduces the new Tree Production Capital Grant. The grant offers funding support to increase the quantity, quality, diversity and biosecurity...
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