...Might Oaks from little Acorns grow? These include a range of new grant schemes and partnerships that have launched including our flagship new grant scheme, the England Woodland Creation Offer....
...new grants and announcing new policies, along with Forestry Commission and Natural England advisors helping landowners and managers to start taking up the England Woodland Creation Offer. In late June...
...new ministers here at Defra. It’s the start of a new era. It seems like a lifetime ago when we launched our consultation on the England Tree Strategy in the...
...improved quality and diversity of product? This challenge can include activities to promote biosecurity. Challenge 3 How can innovative environmentally sustainable weed control solutions be used to reduce reliance on...
...concerning conditions for spruce trees in south-eastern and eastern England. The combination of heavy rain and waterlogging throughout 2024, followed by the driest spring in 69 years, are considered to...
...damaging newly planted trees and preventing, or slowing, natural colonisation. In established woodlands, it can destroy the understorey which degrades habitat for wildlife, stops regeneration and reduces resilience in the...
...to make the whole woodland creation process more efficient. So, from 11 December 2024 we’re changing the Woodland Creation Planning Grant (WCPG) process. WCPG supports landowners, land managers and public...
...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...
...reach net zero emissions by 2050. The new Woodland Carbon Guarantee will give you, the land managers, the security you need to invest in carbon sequestration. The scheme will offer...
...areas, on the 18 March a new payment available for England Woodland Creation Offer applications on low sensitivity land was introduced. This, alongside use of the new woodland creation sensitivity...
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