Kate Hawley is the Forestry Commission Area Operations Manager for Yorkshire and the North East. Here she reflects on her experience of being a women in forestry and the significance...
...am a Field Manager working across the South East and London team. I support a team of Woodland Officers who work within Berkshire. Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. I am originally from...
...I got a promotion within Forestry England. I worked for five years as a District Forester in forest management – managing the North East forest district restocking and maintenance programme....
...wider environment were found in many parts of South East England, but also locations in Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Northumberland, South East and North Eastern Scotland. This twenty year old pure ash...
...branches. This helps produce knot-free boards and improves processing efficiency. Good form is essential for both hardwoods and softwoods, as it reduces waste and increases value. Growth rate is another...
...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 to reduce reliance on...
...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...
...is an investment in growth and our planet. A carpenter working with sustainable locally sourced wood in a workshop in the North East of England. Credit: Getty Images / SolStock,...
...here: FREE Woods into Management Webinars – RDI Associates (ruraldevelopment.org.uk) Slide from webinar 1: Sustainable Woodland Management - how and why do woodlands benefit Finally, further support and advice is...
...a good way to spend a wet day indoors. If you are in the East and South East of England, your woodland could be at risk of the eight toothed...
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