Jon Burgess, a Local Partnership Advisor and Woodland Resilience Officer in the South West, provides a quick round up of the 'Trees on Farms' mini-series and reflects on being a...
...and moved next door to this newly discovered haven. Streatham Common woods in South London. Credit: Emily Robinson Distractions and yearning Living near the woods made the woes of the...
...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...
...to flourish, and to prevent economic damage to agricultural crops and trees managed for timber production. As such, the Forestry Commission and Defra are now seeking views on a new...
...a Woodland Officer covering South Hampshire and Isle of Wight. As a Woodland Officer I am responsible for the delivery of Government Forestry policy through grants, licencing and regulations. I’ve...
...HomeGrownHouse (HGH) research project challenges this status quo by exploring new, value-added uses for coppiced sweet chestnut in buildings in the SE of England, where the highest number of new-start...
Jack Clough Jack Clough, Grant Manager at the Forestry Commission introduces the new Tree Production Capital Grant. The grant offers funding support to increase the quantity, quality, diversity and biosecurity...
...the sector. I feel really privileged to be playing my part in the development of a new career pathway into forestry, designed to grow, upskill, and diversify the forestry sector...
...create new woodlands, so timber and other wood products are a long way off. However, it’s no less important to think about how new woodlands will contribute to wood culture...
...Procurement Requirement. This is phase 2 of the pilot that was first launched in June 2022. This means that all trees bought by new applicants (from 1 July 2023) for...
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