Using the 5th edition of the UK Forestry Standard in England
...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...
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Focusing on wild venison this British Game Week
...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...
Thriving for the Future: Seizing the moment for trees, woods and forests
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Climate change and resilience, Tree health, Tree planting, Woodland creation, Woodland management
...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...
Introducing the new groups grant to protect against Oak Processionary Moth
...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...
The importance of woodland and trees to UK bats
...works and the legal responsibilities around these protected species. Book now for: European Protected Species for Foresters, Tuesday, 10 September 2024 -Lyme Park & Goyte Forest, Stockport, SK12 2NR European...
Plant Health Week 2024: Live Tree Health Clinic
During National Plant Health Week 2024, our panel of experts from the Forestry Commission, Forest Research, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Observatree led a live Tree Health Clinic Q&A on...
Growing strong: Defra’s Trees and Forestry Team reflect on the last 6 months
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Tree planting, Woodland creation
...4 years, and our hopes for 2024/25. As we write, the recent freeze has passed and Storms Isha and Jocelyn have blown through the country. All this noteworthy weather has...
Supporting seed supply across the nation’s forests and beyond.
...for a third round of funding applications, with £260,000 available for projects during 2024/25. Collecting dry seed in thinned area. Credit: Clive Ellis, Oxley Wood, Essex As well as the...
Professional Forester Apprenticeship: a pathway into your new career in forestry
Applications to the 2024 Professional Forester Apprenticeship are now open. Marcus Ling has just started the apprenticeship programme and is working within the Forestry Commission’s South East and London Area...
England Tree Planting Increases for 2022/23
...to growing our tree cover. We know that the UK wide ambition of planting 30,000 hectares of new woodland annually from May 2024, and the statutory target of reaching 16.5%...
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