...diverse. 'Agroforestry and Trees in Regenerative Farming Systems' Jon and Ben are joined by David Brass from The Lakes Free Range Egg Company in Cumbria, and Devon farmer, Andy Gray,...
Jim O’Neill, the Forestry Commission’s Agroforestry Development Manager, shares new funding available for agroforestry. I have spent over 30 years working with farmers and land managers in East Cumbria, creating...
Products, people and possibilities is the central theme of this year’s National Forestry Conference. Emma Bramley, Area Marketing and Communications Manager for South East and London, discusses this topic and...
Trees are battling the climate crisis, pests and diseases throughout the UK. Richard Cobb, Local Partnership Advisor for the South East and London, shares what we can learn from recent...
...– so long as the conditions are right. Liverworts stabilize soil and riverbanks, reducing water evaporation and helping new plants grow. Liverworts up-close in Fore Wood, East Sussex Lichen Lichens...
...woodland pond. Working with East Midlands Environmental Consultants, we removed encroaching scrub and re-profiled the banks to establish marginal vegetation. This work, funded through the local council's district level licensing...
...concerning conditions for spruce trees in south-eastern and eastern England. The combination of heavy rain and waterlogging throughout 2024, followed by the driest spring in 69 years, are considered to...
...nature-based solutions to other environmental problems. Recent research from the University of East Anglia has highlighted the importance of a woodland canopy to wild bees, one of the most significant...
Applications to the 2024 Professional Forester Apprenticeship are now open. Marcus Ling has just started the apprenticeship programme and is working within the Forestry Commission’s South East and London Area...
...aims to increase active woodland management in the North East and North Yorkshire by developing, disseminating, and supporting innovation to help overcome barriers and support woodland owners to actively manage...
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