Wood ants mean healthy woodlands

Emily Robinson, Content Officer at Forestry Commission, shares how wood ants act as a keystone species in promoting a healthy woodland ecosystem. As spring awakens in the British countryside, a...
Emily Robinson, Content Officer at Forestry Commission, shares how wood ants act as a keystone species in promoting a healthy woodland ecosystem. As spring awakens in the British countryside, a...
Forestry Commission teams will be attending the following events during October. Come along to speak with us about our work and how you can get involved. Why not share your...
...criteria in a competitive evaluation process. To apply for the grant visit www.gov.uk/guidance/tree-production-capital-grant. To get the most up to date information on the Tree Production Capital Grant sign up for...
...started to look into how I could gain the forestry experience to apply for one of these roles. Over the next few years, I completed a University Certificate in Forestry...
...growing season. It can be hard to know where to start during these cold months, so we’ve put together our top 5 tips for managing your woodland this winter. A snow...
...incursion (inset: breeding galleries in the bark) Although the beetle poses no threat to human health, it can have a serious impact on our spruce trees. They bore into wood...
...into perspective the importance of increasing the volume of quality homegrown construction timber, enabled us to follow the journey of a tree from forest to building site and to understand...
...sticky traps and instructions on how and where to position them in towns and cities across the UK. You can also help in detecting the oak lace bug. Simply being...
...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...
...intensive investigation to ascertain the extent of infection. This informs decision making on the appropriate restrictions required, such as on timber movement or specifying work to be undertaken under a...