Girdling at Bullens Wood – a management technique to thin trees
...Glyphosate around all trees for the first two years. Ash was used for beating up (replacement of newly planted trees) after the first year only, and it took two or...
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Into the Woods: Spring Bluebells
Introducing 'Into the Woods' our new blog series where staff members share their adventures in England's woodlands. Join us every month as we explore the woodlands we love and uncover...
Forestry facing the future: a 50-year horizon scan
Posted by:
Eleanor Tew, Posted on:
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Categories:
Biosecurity, Climate change and resilience, Events, Tree health
...of great opportunities. For instance, Issues 10 and 11 cover the potential for new technologies to transform the way we manage our woodlands and improve health and safety (New technologies...
How we’re improving the Woodland Creation Planning Grant (WCPG)
...bodies to design new woodland that meets the UK Forestry Standard (UKFS). Instead of waiting until a woodland creation application is made, we’ll carry out Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) and...
Tree planting at Silver Hill: four years later
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Shaun Purkiss-McEndoo, Posted on:
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Categories:
Tree planting, Woodland creation, Woodland management
...Zetland Estates in North Yorkshire for over 40 years. During that time, we’ve created over 100 hectares of new woodland. Our largest woodland is Silver Hill, which spans about 47...
Getting ready to apply for Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier
...Plan. Before receiving an invitation to the process, we recommend reviewing the actions, supplements and capital items available in the new guidance. An established woodland next to a field of...
5 tips for Environmental Land Management in-field agroforestry applications
...blog includes references to the Sustainable Farming Initiative (SFI). On Tuesday 11 March the government stopped accepting new applications for SFI. Find out what other support you can access in...
Into the woods: finding the cows among the trees
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Rachel Harries, Posted on:
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Categories:
Ancient woodland, Into the woods series, Woodland management
...Desley standing in the background The wood is a mosaic of ancient woodland, old boundary walls, grassy glades and new plantations from the 1990s where the trees are a uniform...
Woods and water for climate change
...urgent. Why woodlands matter for water For years, we’ve been removing woodland – our land’s natural protective blanket. We’re now beginning to feel the consequences. However, there is good news....
Putting the forestry back into agroforestry
...the tree’s life cycle: from establishment and protection through to pruning and harvesting. Each of these stages needs thoughtful consideration when designing a new agroforestry system. As with any good...
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