WftT at the H of P
On Tuesday I found myself looking up at the marvellous hammer beam roof of Westminster Hall – a marvel of medieval engineering and a legacy… Read More »WftT at the H of P
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Tree Planting – where the UK is at
Report on the UK’s tree planting effort by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee (this is Parliament officially appraising the government’s performance and… Read More »Tree Planting – where the UK is at
Thistle Wood in early Spring
Heading south from County Durham a few weeks ago, even as winter still held the north in its grip, I wasn’t much surprised to find… Read More »Thistle Wood in early Spring
In the wake of Storm Eunice
Storm Eunice hit the South of England on Friday 18 February 2022, with winds of up to 122 mph – a provisional record for England.… Read More »In the wake of Storm Eunice
Forestry Facts and Figures 2021
Towards the end of last year I received in the post a little bonus Christmas reading: the seductively-titled Forestry Facts & Figures 2021 booklet, full… Read More »Forestry Facts and Figures 2021
Mental health benefits of trees and woods
A new report by Forest Research aims to evaluate the benefits of trees and woods for mental health and wellbeing. It seems like a no-brainer,… Read More »Mental health benefits of trees and woods
The seeds of time, start of planting
There have been hardly any acorns this year, so we were forced to order some seeds from a catalogue. These are all native species which… Read More »The seeds of time, start of planting
Good COP, better COP
So the world leaders, lobbyists and activists have come together at COP26 and left behind the Glasgow Pact. There’s been much debate about whether the… Read More »Good COP, better COP
Where have all the acorns gone?
I have been planning a tree growing project for the school where I work, Queens Park Primary School Brighton. The idea is for children to… Read More »Where have all the acorns gone?
‘How can we grow new forests if we don’t have enough trees to plant?’
James Tapper asks, in Today’s Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/31/how-can-we-grow-new-forests-if-we-dont-have-enough-trees-to-plant why govt policy defeats its own objective to plant very large areas of new woodland. First, there aren’t… Read More »‘How can we grow new forests if we don’t have enough trees to plant?’