I believe 500,000 ‘Corner Copses’ could drive Britain’s land use transition. As the country grapples with the trilemma of food security, climate mitigation, and biodiversity recovery, discussions on land use policies often stall on a zero-sum debate: food production versus land availability.Continue Reading
One of the downsides of being a ‘tree nerd’ is that your silvological knowledge can obstruct enjoyment of light entertainment. Recently, a BBC programme triggered me.Continue Reading
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
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 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
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.Continue Reading
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
From Aaron Hole to Zigzag, Britain is blessed with an amazing variety of names for its copses, woods, and forests. Continue Reading
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 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
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
Here are my top ten tips to help your local indie bookshop/store during the virus pandemicContinue Reading
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
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
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