Into the woods: special features in the Forest of Dean

...bloom. This perennial creates a spectacular and fragrant carpet which in this location has so far managed to be free of wild boar incursions – and boar love to eat...
...bloom. This perennial creates a spectacular and fragrant carpet which in this location has so far managed to be free of wild boar incursions – and boar love to eat...
...Southeast and London, contact southeast.fce@forestrycommission.gov.uk. Biosecurity Pests such as Ips typographus can be spread through infested bark and vegetation. If you harvest spruce, ensure machinery is cleaned and free of...
...East Midlands there’s a coppice mapping project where you can get free advice on how to manage your coppiced woodland and help get coppicing back on the map. Contact your...
...is worth persevering as there are so many surprising rewards if you adopt this approach. The Continuous Cover Forestry Group promotes silvicultural practice (the care and cultivation of woodlands to...
...and to track changes in woodland condition. The Woodland Condition Assessment app is available to use on your phone, tablet or desktop for free. You can use it to carry...
...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...
...ancient landscapes, rich biodiversity and cultural heritage. The mixture of woodland, heathland, wetlands and grassland creates a unique and varied ecosystem – including the forest’s well-known free-roaming animals. Forestry England...
...and create new opportunities. 'Buying local' is becoming increasingly important to customers resulting in an exciting shift towards the creation of markets that prioritise and promote the use of locally...
...wildlife promoting healthier forests that capture and store carbon, supporting the fight against climate change encouraging the adoption of technologies and best practices that minimise waste and promote resource efficiency,...
...can strengthen the economy Timber is the ultimate sustainable, carbon negative, waste free, recyclable material – the exemplar of a circular economy. More conifer woodlands will increase the contribution timber...