...exploring how local woodland related industries in the area can find new opportunities in ‘Dartmoor's Future Forest’. Withycleave forest investment - Withycleave Research and trial of a new woodland ownership...
...for new applications later this spring. Read on to learn more about the grant and what's new. Definitions for technical terms can be found at the bottom of the page....
...not a new challenge, but its impact is compounded with the added stress changing climate will impose onto trees and the likely increase of new pests and diseases able to...
...revenue streams can be generated from planting through the sale of carbon credits under the Woodland Carbon Code. Furthermore, harvesting trees for timber and firewood can also provide reliable short...
...also brings home the scale of the challenge we have, as the proposed net Tree Cover Target means we must make sure we’re protecting our existing trees alongside planting new...
Lime seeds. Credit: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Megan Shirley, our Incentives Manager, talks about how the Forestry Commission are supporting future tree seed production through a new Seed Sourcing Grant....
...Recovery Strategies will bring. At the end of June, government announced new funding for local authorities developing Local Nature Recovery Strategies. The Strategies create an opportunity to accelerate action for...
Dr Gabriel Hemery is CEO of the Sylva Foundation. Here he talks about the PIES project which offers free advice for new and existing woodland. What is the PIES project?...
...Supply team. The team have been working to establish new Seed Orchards and seedling Seed Stands, and are identifying, registering, and managing existing stands across the nation’s forests for seed...
...account for less than 10% of the total area of new woodland. Whereas ~20% are for woodlands larger than 10ha which account for about 65% of new woodland area. ...
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