Following in my family's forestry footsteps
...son David is following in our family’s footsteps working for Forestry Scotland. As a family we have a deep connection to the outdoors. We want to make a difference to...
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Into the woods: enhancing local history with woodland and green space
...and government have joined together to restore these sites through conservation and regeneration projects like Operation Groundwork. It has preserved their importance and significance to the town through conversion to...
5 tips for Environmental Land Management in-field agroforestry applications
...successfully integrating trees into your farming business. To be put in touch with your local AFWO, please email GRNationalteam@forestrycommission.gov.uk with your location and they will get back to you shortly....
Into the woods: the value of amenity woodlands
Join us for this month’s ‘Into the woods’ blog by Helen Townsend, the Forestry Commission’s Head of People, Landscape and Historic Environment. To mark Take a Walk Outdoors Day, she...
Celebrating the timber in our lives
Posted by:
Dr Anna Brown, Posted on:
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Categories:
Tree planting, Woodland creation, Woodland management
...to be collected in a mixed woodland in the Forest of Dean. Crown copyright Fostering innovation The timber industry today combines traditional practices with modern innovations to tackle contemporary challenges...
A year of growth: tree planting rates hit their highest level in over 20 years
...is the equivalent to 1,399 hectares, bringing the total area of tree canopy established and numbers of trees planted to 7,164 hectares, or 10.4 million trees. An equivalent to 10,000...
Might oaks from little acorns grow…?
...2020, just after the Chancellor had committed £640m to the Nature for Climate Fund (NCF), intended to boost the role of nature in the journey to Net Zero. The small...
Tigers and hawks in our forests
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Kate Tobin, Posted on:
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Categories:
Ancient woodland, Nature, Tree planting, Woodland creation, Woodland management
...up on them by “whispering” – emitting echolocation calls 10 to 100 times lower in amplitude than other bat species, which allows them to get up to four times closer...
Tree protection – thinking about risks and opportunities
...coppice and to help ride-side shrubs get established, but deer must be able to see it. Regular checks are needed to ensure it does not short-out on vegetation and that...
Making space for nature – to benefit water
...trees can help manage soil – keeping more of it in your fields and allowing less of it to get into rivers. This could lead to more sustainable yields, provide...
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