Trees for zero?
...to land use is not sustainable, and we should be aiming for around 30,000 hectares of new woodland in the UK every year – nearly a million hectares by 2050....
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Introducing the new groups grant to protect against Oak Processionary Moth
...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...
What you need to know before applying for the Local Authority Treescapes Fund and the Urban Tree Challenge Fund
...due to old age or disease – but smaller trees (whips and feathers), may be new or replacements. Must be new ‘standard’ (large) trees (and cannot be replacement trees) Do...
Biodiversity net gain – what can we expect for trees and woodlands?
Amanda Newsome, Biodiversity Net Gain advisor at the Forestry Commission, talks about the introduction of this ambitious new government policy and some of the benefits it can bring for England’s...
The first phase of the Forestry Commission’s new approach to consultation is live
Back in September 2023 we announced our new approach to how we consult or seek advice and information on forestry proposals. This published statement set out how the Forestry Commission,...
To plant, or not to plant, that is the tree question
...material sources. Getting there will present huge challenges, but it will also offer big opportunities especially for new, innovative businesses. One of the key sustainable and renewable materials that the...
Tree Production Innovation Fund Success Stories
...production. RSK ADAS Ltd A collaboration between RSK ADAS, Klasmann-Deilmann and Premier Plant Producers Ltd investigating a series of peat free media blends for use in automated containerised tree propagation...
Addressing the possible shortfall of oak for the 2022/23 planting season
...free tools to help land managers better understand the suitability of alternative species. The Ecological Site Classification Decision Support System (ESC-DSS) requires the input of soil moisture and nutrient information...
‘Behind the Scenes’ at the Forestry Commission: Managing Ips typographus….. five years on
...now officially declared eradicated from the first outbreak site found in 2018. Our scientists also monitor for potential new eradication sites using a network of traps named “Wider Environment” or...
Into the woods: fungi season in Streatham Common
...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...
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