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Environment Secretary confirms that Sir William Worsley has been reappointed as Chair of the Forestry Commission
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Courses will help grow our skilled domestic forestry sector, which is worth over £2 billion to UK economy, and deliver Government tree planting and net zero ambitions.
The Development Woodland Officer programme offers an exciting career pathway into the forestry sector for people from all backgrounds and abilities
Five-year delivery plan to restore nature and improve the environmental quality of the air, our waters and our land
Plant health requirements lifted following research which showed that risk of the disease spreading via timber material is low
Woodlands worth over £400m million annually in protecting communities from flooding, new research reveals
New Great Britain-wide strategy sets out five-year vision for plant health and biosecurity
Unlimited fines and prison sentences for those felling trees without a licence to be introduced
In a speech at the Confor conference today, Forestry Commission Chief Executive, Richard Stanford, called for a new approach to how we view trees and forestry in England.
Trees planted outside woodlands are worth over £3.8 billion, groundbreaking research published by Forest Research and Defra reveals
New funding to plant trees in communities nationwide in honour of the late Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth has been announced by Forestry Minister Trudy Harrison.
Forest Research-led mapping reveals extent of damage from 2021’s winter storms with 3,300 hectares in England damaged
£20 million funding will improve tree planting stocks, woodland resilience, domestic timber production and accelerate tree planting across England
One appointment and three reappointments have been made to Non-Executive Commissioner roles at the Forestry Commission
Advice in the new UK Forestry Standard Practice Guide includes how woodland creation and management can reduce flood risk.
Domestic tree seed production is to be ramped up with £1.2 million of new Government funding through the Seed Sourcing Grant.
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
The England Woodland Creation Offer will become part of the Local Nature Recovery scheme – one of the new environmental land management (ELM) schemes – from 2025.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Millions of trees are set to be planted nationwide, thanks to £44.2 million in funding for Community Forests and woodland creation partners.
This update provides details on how we are prioritising to help support core work.
New plant health requirements introduced following further findings of the tree pest Ips typographus
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