Commentary

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? 

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?’

Today I read and article in the online ‘Conversation’ – my daily news feed from the world of academia. It’s the story of how a… Read More »To plant..? Or just wait?

by Max Adams I’ve just attended a webinar on the new scheme, which replaces the Woodland Grant scheme. You can read a leaflet about it… Read More »The New English Woodland Creation Scheme (EWCO)

Just launched last week, the Government’s new England Trees Action Plan, if implemented, will change the way state investment in trees, woodland and land management… Read More »The England Trees Action Plan

To celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week, I’m looking to develop new habits that will keep me healthy and strong in mind and body. That’s why… Read More »Just One Thing for Mental Health Awareness Week

The Woodland Trust has published a landmark report on how the UK’s woodlands are faring. It’s mixed news. Woodland cover is slowly expanding, but at… Read More »The State of UK woodlands

To plant a tree is a gift to the future; an act of hope.  If you do nothing else for the world this year, plant… Read More »Plant a tree! But what tree.. and where…?