...act now to leave future generations a better environment. We need to work towards net zero emissions by 2050; to address biodiversity loss; to better connect people with nature; and...
...carbon sequestration. This project is a collaboration between Rhizocore Technologies and the Cheshire Wildlife Trust to reconnect newly planted trees to their fungal symbionts. During this project the Rhizocore team...
...opportunities for both biodiversity and woodland expansion. This project to develop the wader zonal maps was a partnership between the British Trust for Ornithology, Scottish Forestry, Forestry Commission, the Cairngorms...
...However the scientists at Rothamsted didn’t find a clear link between these factors and moth declines that they had expected. They did find some evidence of better results in the...
...monitored and trials set up. One of our participants is Andy Bason, farm manager of Newhouse Farm, an 800 hectare estate with 600 hectares of arable cropping in Hampshire. Newhouse...
...launched in June 2021 to offer financial incentives to help land managers and farmers establish new woodland that offers environmental and social public benefits. EWCO was generally well received and...
...the late Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth through a national tree planting initiative The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC). The new Tree and Woodland Cover target has moved through Parliament and is...
...forestry, and a new certainty that I’m pursuing the right path for me. Tom and I preparing a straining post as part of the Practical Forestry module. Photo by Emma...
...Supply team. The team have been working to establish new Seed Orchards and seedling Seed Stands, and are identifying, registering, and managing existing stands across the nation’s forests for seed...
...given to wildlife, water, soils, climate, historic environment and people – and where possible, enhancements are made. In October 2023, a new edition of the UKFS has been published to...
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