...a vital role to play in addressing these challenges. Public perception is often that felling trees is a bad thing – we need to help reverse this and better promote...
...estate which I’d been confined to for most of the first lockdown, this tiny patch of urban woodland felt like freedom. I imagined walking my dog among the trees, free...
...production. RSK ADAS Ltd A collaboration between RSK ADAS, Klasmann-Deilmann and Premier Plant Producers Ltd investigating a series of peat free media blends for use in automated containerised tree propagation...
...disposal of tree guards. We directly supported a free Tubex recycling hub in Essex in 2023 which recycled more than 5,000 polypropylene tree guards. This is the equivalent of more...
...free tools to help land managers better understand the suitability of alternative species. The Ecological Site Classification Decision Support System (ESC-DSS) requires the input of soil moisture and nutrient information...
...how our approach works in practice. The owner, Ros, signed up to the project in 2024 and has been a dedicated custodian of the woodland, striving to manage it sustainably....
...and germination promoters to the seed pellet to assess if these additions improve germination and seedling establishment. Through commercialisation of the technology developed in this project, we hope to increase...
...of the fund is to enable more trees planted particularly in winter seasons 2023/24 and 2024/25. What funding is available? The WCAF is a revenue only fund (funding new staff...
...challenges applicants faced Despite a 30% increase in planting applications in 2024/25 compared to 2023/24, we want the application process to be as smooth as possible. Therefore, we have listened...
...identified ash trees with a high degree of natural tolerance to ash dieback through the Living Ash Project between 2013 and 2024. The project aimed to secure the genetic material...
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