Is coppicing right for my woodland?
...decades of neglect. If you have trees or shrubs adjacent to rides and open space within the woodland, then coppice could be incorporated into ride management to allow more light...
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From field to forest: how Shimpling Park Farm introduced agroforestry on their century-old farm
...system at Shimpling Park Farm is a no-brainer. We don’t intend to use it everywhere on the farm, but we do want to get trees into arable fields. I’m looking...
How the Forestry Commission is working with the sector through coronavirus
...industry supplying raw material essential to our response to coronavirus. Despite the outbreak, machine operators continue to harvest and hauliers continue to move roundwood from roadside to mill. Wood processors...
The elusive mammals of our woodlands
...elusive – form intricate relationships with the trees around them, becoming part of a woodland’s living story. In this blog, I explore four influential woodland mammals, consider how their presence...
Trees and Trains
...and included the development of a digital woodland suitability mapping tool. The tool draws on layers of geographic information to identify influencers for woodland planting. This removed all land with...
Tree planting at Silver Hill: four years later
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...line wire. In other areas, instead of plastic netting, we’ve used high-tensile stock fencing. I'm quite happy to think that we'll be able to take that down once the trees...
The role of timber in sustainable woodland management
Chris Watson, Woodland Resilience Adviser, explains how sustainable woodland management, underpinned by timber income, is crucial to ensuring our woodlands continue to thrive. In this blog, Chris invites Nature Recovery...
Creating a lasting legacy of accessible woodlands and forests
...want to provide access to design their woods for people to enjoy. Forestry England continue to break down barriers for visitors and welcome everyone into the nation’s forests. This includes:...
Following in my family's forestry footsteps
Ian Everard is a Field Manager in the Yorkshire and North East team and has been in forestry for 43 years. Ian talks about his journey into forestry, what inspired...
The benefits of mosses, liverworts and lichen
...various surfaces like leaves, tree bark, mosses, soil, and rocks. They help in soil production by breaking down rocks into smaller particles. And birds like long-tailed tits use lichens to...
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