Forestry
'Without farmers delivering the scheme, Countryside Stewardship will not exist'
Without farmers delivering the scheme, Countryside Stewardship (CS) will not exist – that’s the message the NFU took directly to Farming Minister…
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Hedgerow and boundary grants of up to £5,000 available to farmers
Farmers should be aware of hedgerow and boundary grants of up to £5,000 from Natural England’s Countryside Stewardship scheme, says Alice Mesney of…
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Forestry
Satellite data will transform environmental understanding and protection
Europe’s first ever satellite programme designed to continuously monitor our planet’s health is now helping to protect and improve the UK’s precious…
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Forestry
Over 40 organisations unite for a brighter future for trees, woods and people
The Woodland Trust is leading 47 cross-sector organisations from across the UK in a call to celebrate, and secure the future of, our trees and…
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Forestry
20,000 hectares of natural habitat have been restored thanks to £7.5m project
Nearly 20,000 hectares of natural habitat – the equivalent of almost 23,000 football pitches – has been created, restored or preserved across England…
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Forestry
Boosting farm yields to restore habitats could create greenhouse gas ‘sink’
New study using UK data is first to show that raising farm yields and allowing ‘spared’ land to be reclaimed for woodlands and wetlands could offset…
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Forestry
Roots to Prosperity welcomes introduction of new woodland creation planning grant
The north of England based Roots to Prosperity forestry initiative has welcomed the announcement from Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne that…
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Forestry
MP calls for 200 million new trees by 2020 to stop floods
A call by a Conservative MP to plant 200 million trees in England by 2020 to help prevent future floods has been welcomed by the forestry sector…
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Forestry
Forestry worth nearly £1 billion to Scottish Economy
A new report published today (Monday 30th Nov) reveals that Scotland’s forestry sector is a hidden success story and is contributing nearly £1…
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Forestry
Record year for UK forestry says latest industry report
Tilhill Forestry has joined forces with John Clegg & Co to launch this year’s UK Forest Market Report (FMR) which gives both the buyer’s and seller’s…
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