...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...
...production can produce similar levels of income to agriculture in the long term, especially on marginal land. Landowners can also access income from carbon markets via the Woodland Carbon Code....
...the Woodland Carbon Code, Lowther Estate will be able to use or sell carbon credits once the woodland has matured. We plan to sell a third of the credits and...
...successfully predict our need for timber for building, fencing, sawn wood and paper. Hedgerows and oak in Devon. Managing our woodlands and forests today Our woodlands today, and the foresters...
...that we aren’t planting for today. We are planting for our grandchildren’s generation and beyond. And our climate in two generations could be very different to what it is today....
...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...
...of the UK Forestry Standard (UKFS) came into full effect on 1 October 2024. We’ll explain what this means for you, highlight some of the key changes and tell you...
...Yesterday, the Forestry Commission published their latest set of Provisional Woodland Statistics and Key Performance Indicators, covering 2024-25. Tree planting in England is now at its highest recorded rate in...
...to some two million deer in our countryside and semi-urban areas today. Fallow Deer There are six species of deer living wild in the UK, just two are native, the...
...so many of today’s problems: climate change, biodiversity, economy, health and wellbeing, water quality, soil erosion and the list goes on. The Forestry Commission was founded with a sense of...
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