The Full Monty
After my last post, a the letter I wrote earlier this week to the Directors of England’s tree planting programme, I received a prompt, if… Read More »The Full Monty
After my last post, a the letter I wrote earlier this week to the Directors of England’s tree planting programme, I received a prompt, if… Read More »The Full Monty
Monday, September 11th, 2023 To: Directors England Tree Planting Programme, DEFRA …another almost two months have passed since your last communication. Three years (and planting… Read More »The Man who didn’t plant trees…
If you’re growing trees from seed, it’s worth trying a couple of different methods. Using plastic reusable cell modules for medium sized seeds and nuts… Read More »Starting a tree nursery
Recently I went to visit the newly planted grove of trees at Varndean School Brighton. This is the culmination of a three-year Nuts for the… Read More »From Acorns to Trees, from Queens Park to Varndean
From the Small Woods Association newsletter… The Forestry Commission’s Key Performance Indicators Report for 2022-23 has been published, prompting strong criticism in relation to missed targets. The Woodland… Read More »Govt tree planting targets missed – again
The Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) is one of three conifers native to Britain – the others are juniper and yew. When mature it can be… Read More »Life history of a Scots pine tree
The first batch of trees from Queen’s Park Primary School’s tree-planting project have finally made it into the ground! Our school has no grounds beyond… Read More »A school project finally takes root
I have been keeping a diary for Thistle Wood in County Durham since 2014, the year I bought it after it had been planted and… Read More »Spring in Thistle Wood
First certificates to go out At WftT we have been beavering away, planting trees for those lucky people who have received one of our special… Read More »What.3.Trees planting Christmas 2022
Human history is a history of our relations with trees Humans are a technological species. We imagine objects that do not yet exist and bring… Read More »Trees and humans in the new Wood Age