...– 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...
...been greater. We are fortunate to have had a long legacy of considering landscape in woodland creation going back at least fifty years to the seminal work of Dame Sylvia...
...local ancient and semi-natural woodlands - and grow tree seedlings. These seedlings are then distributed to a network of community and school-based nurseries across Bath and North East Somerset for...
...lost more than £1 million per year to deer damage 1/3 Unbrowsed woodland in South-east England just after removal of deer fence (Credit - Jamie Cordery, Forestry Commission) 2/3 The...
...until August 2024. The new scheme aims to establish better coordination between landowners and managers at a local level to help tackle the hazardous pest. Calling all owners of infested...
We attend a range of events to meet customers and give advice and guidance on planting and managing woodland.
We also hold face-to-face and online training events on specific grant schemes and areas of forestry.
See our calendar of events.
See Civil Service Jobs for current vacancies at the Forestry Commission.
Read stories from our staff on the work that they do.
Sign up to our eAlerts to receive the latest information, advice and news from the Forestry Commission on a local and national scale.
