The New Sylva reviewed by Tony Kirkham
Tony Kirkham, Head of the Arboretum at Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, has reviewed The New Sylva for Confor’s Timber & Forestry News.
The National Forest Woodland Management Grant re-opens
The National Forest Company (NFC) has re-opened an innovative programme to encourage effective woodland management throughout the 200 square miles of The National Forest.
Take to the trees on the Sylva Trail
This summer, the Forestry Commission’s National Arboretum at Westonbirt in Gloucestershire will be home to an outdoor exhibition marking the publication of an extraordinary new book – The New Sylva – celebrating trees and woodland culture.
Expanding frontiers in forestry education
We’re delighted to announce the appointment of our first Education Manager. Following the generous support of the Patsy Wood Trust we have appointed Jen Hurst to lead in the development of our education work.
Woodland improvement grant scheme extended
The Woodfuel Woodland Improvement Grant (WIG) has been extended and is open for applications – but only until the end of September this year
Help in a nationwide hunt for healthy ash trees
We are asking for help in adding ash trees to an important nationwide survey. We have a limited number of tree tags to give away free, on a first-come, first-served basis.
500 questions received for T20Q Forestry & Landscapes survey
The Top twenty Questions for Forestry & Landscapes or T20Q survey, now multilingual, has already attracted over 500 questions from respondents around the world. The T20Q survey is seeking the input of anyone who has an interest in forestry, forest products & ecosystem services to suggest priority questions for research and policy that really do…
FCE Grants and Regulations update – 20th May 2014
Woodfuel WIG The Forestry Commission England is encouraging agents and owners to apply for the Woodfuel Woodland Improvement Grant (WWIG) before it closes for new applications in September. This grant was launched three years ago and is aimed primarily at getting under-managed woodlands into sustainable timber production with either grants for improving access or for…
Love Trees Love Wood teaser
Our fundraising campaign begins in June – here’s a short teaser of a film that we are working on at the moment featuring the Forest School Association.
Chalara ash dieback workshop
A free workshop will bring together managers of ash research sites, concerned land-owners and managers of woodlands experiencing or threatened by Chalara ash dieback. The aim is to share information and experience and to renew partnerships in ash genetics and tree improvement research.