Forestry
Forestry's quiet green revolution
Forestry has "the power to transform our environment," said Scottish Forestry Minister Rhona Brankin as she launched the Scottish Forestry Strategy…
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Farm wood earns top crown
Picture: John Hepworth (right) joins Mick Hoban, from the Forestry Commission, in the prize winning wood. An acorn of an idea that led to the…
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Forestry
Hunt continues for tree diseases
The Forestry Commission is carrying out three more surveys to determine the current status of two potentially lethal fungal diseases of trees and…
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Gardiner launches forestry review
Low timber prices, the effects of climate change, and a shortage of skilled workers must not prevent England's trees, woods and forests from creating…
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Forestry
The lowdown on sewage and compost in forests
The value of using sewage sludges and composts to fertilise and condition forest soils has been known for many years. However, there is more to using…
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Timber price indices published
The Forestry Commission today published the latest figures for the Standing Sales Price Index and the Softwood Sawlog Price Index for Great Britain…
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New England forestry chief starts work
Simon Hodgson has just started many people's dream job – he's got 600,000 acres of England's most beautiful land to run. But he won't be able to…
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European forestry chiefs run the rule over Scotland's woods
Thirty forestry chiefs from governments across the European Union arrived in Edinburgh today to take a look at how Scotland manages its woods and…
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Ross Finnie launches consultation on Scottish forestry strategy
A 12-week public consultation about plans to set the direction for Scotland's woods and forests over the next five years and beyond was launched by…
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Britains woodlands lead the world
Britain's public woods have been hailed among the most sustainable in the world after receiving their second international green stamp of approval…
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