...are intervention opportunities to enhance these benefits: creating informal flood storage features such as ponds and scrapes can increase floodwater storage. Less intensive restocking can improve soil health and water...
...to level up access to nature across the country, planting trees in socially deprived urban areas with low canopy cover, in proximity to healthcare and educational facilities. By requiring match...
...signs that the integration of habitats and farming is benefitting local wildlife. While Newhouse’s main commercial enterprise is arable, Andy is working hard towards integrating trees into the farm system...
...the environment. Snugbury’s Farm, near Nantwich in Cheshire, has embraced agroforestry (where trees are integrated into farming systems) by planting over 2,300 fruit, walnut and hazelnut trees. In-field tree planting...
Chris Watson, Woodland Resilience Advisor, 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...
...animals – it provides a window into the interconnected systems that sustain our woodlands, even in the harshest season. Forest of Dean in the snow. Credit: Forestry England Spot resident...
...to ensure that our forests continue to support nature, local communities and the wider economy for generations to come. Discover how woods can benefit your business or how to manage...
...in UK construction and its use is expected to grow further. The government’s timber in construction roadmap aims to increase the use of sustainable timber in construction, as part of...
...behind some of the most damaging tree and plant diseases worldwide. These include Ramorum disease in Britain, sudden oak death in the US and Kauri dieback in New Zealand. Through...
...including wet woodland. As they’re incorporated into the soil they can lock away carbon. Grazing animals avoid mosses due to their low nutritional value. This makes them a safe habitat...
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