...contribution to these objectives. Our longer-term work continues Underpinning all our work is the legally binding target to increase tree and woodland canopy cover to at least 16.5% of England...
...typically wet Dartmoor day in winter, I took a walk into the woods to look for cows with my friend and herdswoman Desley. A rainforest in the Avon Valley Penstave...
...Common toads can travel even further, migrating up to 3.6 kilometres1 before returning to breed in the exact ponds where they were born. Common toads have even been found in...
Jessica Turner, National Historic Environment Advisor at the Forestry Commission, explores how pivotal periods in history led to the evolution of the tools our ancestors used to shape our wooded...
...increasingly used across estates and in landscape-scale projects to reduce deer and squirrel impacts, whilst night vision helps deer managers increase their effectiveness within current legislation. Research into grey squirrel...
...woodland owners face. Through the Forestry Commission’s Woods into Management Forestry Innovation Funds (WiMFIF), £7.6million has been awarded towards 62 projects with the aim to support innovative approaches in bringing...
...Improving deer health surveillance Supporting the wild venison supply chain to boost traceable supply and consumption Increasing sector skills and capacity Supporting research evaluation and monitoring How to input into...
...government published the Tree Health Resilience Strategy in response to the increasing threat of pests and diseases impacting our woodlands. One of the key recommendations is that we should increase...
In 2021 it was announced that the Tree Production Innovation Fund would be making over £1 million available to 16 innovative projects striving to increase and diversify our domestic tree...
...footpath and use warning signs to inform walkers. Think long-term. Consider the opportunities to both retain and restock. Replanting where ash has needed to be felled and diversifying tree species...
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