Fast-tracking woodland creation in low sensitivity areas
...cover from 14.5% to 16.5% by 2050 in England. This equates to around 250,000 hectares of land in total (subject to tree stocking density) being converted to woodland cover –...
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Making the most of your timber: unlocking the value of low-quality wood
...UK as a renewable alternative to fossil fuels. Biomass typically uses small-diameter timber, thinnings and branch wood material with limited other uses. It’s processed into either: Woodchip: produced using...
Forests and the economy: supporting jobs, livelihoods and wellbeing
...use every day. These include the beams in your house to toilet roll. The employment figures for wood processing from 2021, show 122,000 staff employed across UK industries3 – which...
Why woodland edge matters
...and open space networks look at what you’ve already got in the site and incorporate it into your woodland design consider how much space your fully grown trees will need...
How research led to policy change: Phytophthora pluvialis restrictions lifted
...known to affect foliage of Douglas fir and tanoak in the USA, and radiata pine and Douglas fir in New Zealand, in Britain it appeared to infect foliage and also...
How trees can stack up to help your farm business diversify
...to reduce livestock insect irritations such as flystrike and mastitis thereby reducing farm inputs, while also producing sufficient eggs to sell locally – up to eight dozen a week during...
Woods into Management Forestry Innovation Funds projects
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...
A coordinated effort: how we’re tackling the dual threat of deer and grey squirrels
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Dr Anna Brown and Alan Law, Posted on:
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Categories:
Mammal management, Woodland management
...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...
How Woodland Heritage is building a thriving UK wood culture
...culture We have two demonstration sites: James Wood in Somerset and Whitney Sawmills in Herefordshire. These sites provide an opportunity to show wood culture in action, alongside talking about the...
Tree Production Innovation Fund: 2022 successful applicants
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Megan Shirley, Posted on:
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Categories:
Climate change and resilience, Tree and seed production
...to change, whilst delivering improved quality and diversity of product? This challenge can include activities to promote biosecurity. Challenge 3 How can innovative environmentally sustainable weed control solutions be used...
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