...Copse is one of the UK’s few remaining temperate rainforests on the southern edge of Dartmoor in Devon. Owned and managed by the Woodland Trust, this 8.5-hectare site cloaks one...
...for 13 million existing homes in need of better loft insulation in the UK.2 Currently, the UK insulation market is dominated by products such as glass, stone, wool and polystyrene...
...five of the trees are in significantly better condition in 2025 than they were in 2013. One or two others have retrenched, where the tree’s canopy has reduced but maintained...
...set period. This is usually one dormant season from when the leaves turn through to bud burst in the spring. Quality oak logs presented at roadside for individual measurement and...
...to feedback that the grant guidance can feel complicated and we have acted on it. Through one-to-one interviews, we listened to landowners, farmers, land agents and advisors to better understand...
...and have a go at completing one in small groups. Who is the workshop for? Anyone who is interested in applying to the HS2 Woodland Fund, particularly those interested in...
...First, let’s understand why change is needed. It is already an offence to fell trees without a felling licence where one would have been required, and anyone involved (the owner,...
...agree on the precise steps we ought to take. One thing pretty much everyone will agree on is that we need to plant more trees. Now that we are committed...
...years since we planted the site with a mix of broadleaf and conifer trees, which has completely transformed the area for the better, particularly for wildlife. Insect life has boomed,...
...Joining the Forestry Commission was one of those lovely, random turns in life that just happens to end so well that you can’t believe it almost never happened. As part...
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