Interested in the HS2 Woodland Fund? Why you should attend our free workshop
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Showcasing the work of Defra’s Trees and Forestry Team, the Forestry Commission and our Delivery Partners
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Bella Murfin and Naomi Matthiessen, Posted on:
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Tree planting, Woodland creation
...country, including the role of trees. Launching our Forestry Training Fund in February, providing free practical forestry training courses to help grow our domestic forestry sector (worth over £2 billion...
Don’t get stumped by timber terms: understanding the differences between hardwood and softwood
Chris Watson, Woodland Resilience Advisor at the Forestry Commission, invites Steph Bale, Senior Policy Advisor for Commercial Forestry at Defra, to discuss the differences between hardwood and softwood in relation...
Tackling plastics in woodland creation
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Katie Goldsbrough, Posted on:
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Climate change and resilience, Tree planting, Woodland creation
...disposal of tree guards. We directly supported a free Tubex recycling hub in Essex in 2023 which recycled more than 5,000 polypropylene tree guards. This is the equivalent of more...
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...
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...
‘Behind the Scenes’ at the Forestry Commission: Managing Ips typographus….. five years on
...that the beetle was naturally dispersing across the channel was suggested after the first WE traps in 2019 caught Ips typographus, but ground surveys in 2019 & 2020 failed to...
Why is biosecurity important to the health of our trees?
...never be sure whether a site is free from pests or disease. Sometimes it can take a while for affected trees to display symptoms of infection or infestation. It's better...
Into the woods: special features in the Forest of Dean
...bloom. This perennial creates a spectacular and fragrant carpet which in this location has so far managed to be free of wild boar incursions – and boar love to eat...
Three reasons why England needs more conifer planting
...woodland in the background Application trends Interestingly, around 40% of England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) applications and agreements are for woodlands of between one and three hectares (ha). These woodlands...
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