...measures are not new; they have been in force for 50 years. They help maintain compliance with environmental standards that ensure the sustainability of woodland management and wood production (UKFS)...
...first on the scene for many outbreaks including ash dieback, sweet chestnut blight, Phytophthora lateralis, oriental chestnut gall wasp and P. siskiyouensis. Our observations have contributed to better scientific understanding...
...to the Entomological Societies of America and Canada. I really enjoy getting out into the trees whenever I can to trial new survey techniques and make sure the protocols developed...
...can be blown by the wind over significant distances, so once introduced into a new area, they can establish and spread quite rapidly. The UK’s temperate climate is also unlikely...
...Army and would often ask to sneak him in the Union bar when we had a few spare hours between lectures! With regards to discrimination in the workplace, in general...
...shoots. Hares will sometimes attack a line of newly planted trees in a plantation. Deer Deer are our largest wild mammals and can damage young trees by browsing, fraying and...
...can thrive. The UK Forestry Standard framework provides further advice on tree planting, urging that new woodland design consider the site’s landscape, suitability, environmental, economic, and social factors. The right...
...new environmental land management schemes include the Sustainable Farming Incentive, Local Nature Recovery and Landscape Recovery. These schemes are designed to support productive and sustainable farming and food production alongside...
You can find up to date PDF and HTML versions of this graphic on GOV.UK. Visit Applying the UK Forestry Standard to create new woodland....
...new woodlands, restocking existing ones, as well as for planting trees outside woods including hedgerows and urban planting projects. However, to facilitate the step-change in production that increased planting will...
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