The Woods into Management Forestry Innovation Funds (WiMFIF) were developed and launched in 2021 to support innovative projects that will encourage more woods to be brought into active management. Presently...
Dr Daegan Inward is a Senior Scientist at Forest Research working on the threats to UK trees and woodlands from Ips typographus. In this blog, Daegan shares his insights into...
...decades of neglect. If you have trees or shrubs adjacent to rides and open space within the woodland, then coppice could be incorporated into ride management to allow more light...
...actions of these women in the 1940s inspired and connected an industry that has more women working in it than ever in 2023. Kate spots her submitted image in The...
Ian Everard is a Field Manager in the Yorkshire and North East team and has been in forestry for 43 years. Ian talks about his journey into forestry, what inspired...
...will need to calculate how much money you need (per tonne of CO₂) in order to make your project financially viable and worthwhile. If you are successful in the auction,...
...to transfer into a more ecology-focussed role from the apprenticeship? There might be scope to move into an ecology type of role in the future after the 3-year apprenticeship has...
...sector and will likely continue to be. It is important that as part of our efforts to increase woodland area, we increase rates of conifer planting to help to meet...
...assessment data to build up a picture of woodland condition at a national, regional and sub regional level. This helps us to target initiatives, feed into Local Nature Recovery Strategies...
...or to any of the organisations responsible for them. Known features and the advice and information available to protect them will still be taken into account. When developing applications, proposers...
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