...of great opportunities. For instance, Issues 10 and 11 cover the potential for new technologies to transform the way we manage our woodlands and improve health and safety (New technologies...
...bodies to design new woodland that meets the UK Forestry Standard (UKFS). Instead of waiting until a woodland creation application is made, we’ll carry out Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) and...
...Zetland Estates in North Yorkshire for over 40 years. During that time, we’ve created over 100 hectares of new woodland. Our largest woodland is Silver Hill, which spans about 47...
...Plan. Before receiving an invitation to the process, we recommend reviewing the actions, supplements and capital items available in the new guidance. An established woodland next to a field of...
...blog includes references to the Sustainable Farming Initiative (SFI). On Tuesday 11 March the government stopped accepting new applications for SFI. Find out what other support you can access in...
...account for less than 10% of the total area of new woodland. Whereas ~20% are for woodlands larger than 10ha which account for about 65% of new woodland area. ...
...Desley standing in the background The wood is a mosaic of ancient woodland, old boundary walls, grassy glades and new plantations from the 1990s where the trees are a uniform...
...urgent. Why woodlands matter for water For years, we’ve been removing woodland – our land’s natural protective blanket. We’re now beginning to feel the consequences. However, there is good news....
...over 565,000 hectares of land by engaging nearly 5,000 stakeholders, creating six new community action groups and training over 200 volunteers. Working together we aim to find solutions that better protect...
A huge welcome to our new Forestry Commission blog. On this blog we’ll be bringing you regular updates on the work that we do, from the people that do it....
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