So long Twitter, Hello Threads
2023-07-09
At last, I’ve bid farewell (and good riddance) to Twitter, and I’m dipping my toes in the water of the new micro-blogging platform, Threads.Continue Reading
A grove in the Caledonian forest
2022-08-27
I’ve sponsored a grove of new trees in the Caledonian forest thanks to a brilliant scheme run by Trees for Life. A small gesture but important. Now you can also support the planting of trees.Continue Reading
England’s National Parks 2.0
2022-01-02
England’s National Parks are no longer fit for purpose. Even before the climate emergency, their lack of naturalness is impeding attempts to halt declining biodiversity, but now there is a real urgency to renew thinking towards our 10 National Parks. We need a new version for our National Parks, a version 2.0.Continue Reading
Martin Wood 1927-2021
2021-11-25
I am greatly saddened by the death of my friend, colleague, and patron, Sir Martin Wood aged 94 years. Sir Martin Wood FRS was a visionary engineer, passionate conservationist, and a prolific philanthropist, who had an incalculable influence on my professional and personal life. I first met Martin when, freshContinue Reading
A Green Canopy for the Queen
2021-05-25
The Queen’s Green Canopy has been launched as a unique tree planting initiative created to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022, inviting people from across the United Kingdom to Plant a Tree for the Jubilee.Continue Reading
Woodland Names in Britain
2021-04-04
From Aaron Hole to Zigzag, Britain is blessed with an amazing variety of names for its copses, woods, and forests. Continue Reading
One Million Reads
2020-11-21
I realise this won’t mean much to others, but it means a lot to me … the number of reads of my blog has now passed one million reads.Continue Reading
Forest Cover in Europe
2020-10-10
Forest cover varies hugely across Europe, from 74% in Finland to 11% in the Netherlands. Overall, 46% of Europe is covered with forests, storing 172Gt of carbon.Continue Reading
Inequality of Woodland Distribution across Britain
2020-05-31
People in Britain have less trees than in many countries, but within the country 34 million citizens have even less due to inequality in woodland distributionContinue Reading
Top Ten Tips to Help Your Local Indie Bookshop
2020-03-21
Here are my top ten tips to help your local indie bookshop/store during the virus pandemicContinue Reading
Peter Savill DBH
2019-12-13
At the end of last month, my lifetime professional colleague and friend Dr Peter Savill sadly passed away. I had the great privilege of collaborating widely with Peter from the very beginning of my career in forestry. He was a true gentleman, humble and generous in equal measure, and will be sadly missed.Continue Reading
Small Woodland Owners’ Group
2017-12-12
The Small Woodland Owners’ Group — or SWOG — has released its December newsletter. If you are already a woodland owner, or looking to buy your own small woodland, I recommend you take a look at what this group offers. The group is sponsored by the company Woodlands.co.uk, so it’s ableContinue Reading
Public ready to rise up again if Government fails them over public woods & forests
2012-06-27
In a survey carried out by Our Forests with 38 Degrees, just under 90% of those responding said they would campaign against the Government if their concerns about and hopes for England’s public woods and forests are not met and …Continue Reading
Environmental consciousness awakens
2011-12-11
I wrote a year ago about Environmental Consciousness, when I created this image to encourage reflection of our collective responsibility towards the future of mother Earth. The landmark United Nations climate conference at Durban that ended December 9th 2011, reached consensus to start negotiations on a new accord that wouldContinue Reading
Our Forests calls for internal review in Defra
2011-11-29
Our Forests is following up the Freedom of Information requests, given Defra’s inadequate response of 6th October. The group is calling for an Internal Review to take place in Defra.Continue Reading
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