Chris Watson, Woodland Resilience Adviser, explains how sustainable woodland management, underpinned by timber income, is crucial to ensuring our woodlands continue to thrive. In this blog, Chris invites Nature Recovery...
...you might find in your woodland and how to assess its ecological condition, can be found in the Woodland Wildlife Toolkit. To understand how managing woodland for wildlife can contribute...
...Randlay Parish Council Vision for the future The project aims to bring 600 hectares of woodland back into active management to benefit biodiversity. Every woodland involved in the Mercian Woodland...
...started to look into how I could gain the forestry experience to apply for one of these roles. Over the next few years, I completed a University Certificate in Forestry...
...manage moisture and humidity: plant trees and shrubs that maintain dappled shade to prevent water loss, and install water features such as small ponds to increase humidity reduce pollution: limit...
...intensive investigation to ascertain the extent of infection. This informs decision making on the appropriate restrictions required, such as on timber movement or specifying work to be undertaken under a...
Mark West from the Green Task Force looks back at his career so far, and how he made the change from being in uniformed service to working in forestry and...
...critical factor. Prolonged exposure to dry conditions can impact trees in several ways. Initially, trees have natural responses which help them cope with these conditions. These can include increasing root...
...putting forward project ideas for your area. We encourage communities to come together to make a difference to your local area and remember this special time. To get involved and...
...we’ve put down, perhaps the tap root, is our legally binding target to increase tree and woodland canopy cover to at least 16.5% of England by 2050. This is a...
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