...Ash laminated Regional Woodland Restoration Innovation Funds: South West Red Squirrel Southwest: Collaborative recovery of Exmoor's ancient Atlantic Oak woodlands, and reintroduction of native red squirrel Applying active and targeted...
Will Tomkins is the Forestry Commission’s Plant Health Regional Manager for the South of England. Here he discusses the important work he and his team carry out at the borders...
...and Western Red Cedar. In some cases, it’s less about introducing entirely new species and instead sourcing seeds from further south. For the south of England, for example, that can...
Trees are battling the climate crisis, pests and diseases throughout the UK. Richard Cobb, Local Partnership Advisor for the South East and London, shares what we can learn from recent...
...helicopters and using drones. 12 helicopter flights have taken place covering the south-west and south-east of England and in Wales. As well as being able to target specific areas, aerial...
...may become more suitable for tree growth in the future, hotter, drier conditions in the south and east are likely to limit yield for some species. Wildfire, erosion, pressures to...
...and moved next door to this newly discovered haven. Streatham Common woods in South London. Credit: Emily Robinson Distractions and yearning Living near the woods made the woes of the...
...woodland in the winter of 1988/89. The original plans were for a main planting block at the top of the field along with hedgerow trees on the south side and...
...moss to build their nests. Moss covered walls in the Afan Valley, South Wales Liverworts Liverworts can look similar to mosses. Where mosses have distinct stems and leaves, liverworts have...
Products, people and possibilities is the central theme of this year’s National Forestry Conference. Emma Bramley, Area Marketing and Communications Manager for South East and London, discusses this topic and...
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