Forests for Traitors and the Faithful
2024-01-10
Whether you are a fan or not of the BBC hit series The Traitors, there are lots of forests to explore in the area, and you don’t have to be a traitor to enjoy their reward!Continue Reading
Notable Forest Sites in Scotland
2023-07-20
Find out about the forests of Scotland, including the largest, smallest, highest altitude, most curious, the furthest from any road or most remote, the site with the tallest trees, the site with the rarest trees, and the most forested areas.Continue Reading
Bloomsbury Wildlife to Publish The Forest Guide
2021-04-08
The publisher for my next major work of non-fiction The Forest Guide (Scotland) will be Bloomsbury Wildlife.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
The Forest Guide
2020-07-18
My next work of non-fiction is a guide to Britain’s forests, woods and copses.
I’m keen to hear from woodland owners who would like to register, while the public can also nominate a woodland they would like to see included.Continue Reading
European Forest Week – let's celebrate
2013-12-08
Europe’s forests are thriving—make the smart choice and use them responsibly—so says the Food & Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations.Continue Reading
Our Forests online poster to share
2012-07-02
Our Forests has created a poster to be shared online to promote grassroot’s demands to Government concerning the future of England’s forests. With the announcement from the Independent Panel on Forestry just 36 hours away, here’s a chance to remind everyone why the issue is so important. Right click andContinue Reading
Early Day Motion in Parliament concerning the future of England’s public forests
2012-06-27
An Early Day Motion (or EDM) has been tabled by Caroline Lucas MP today at UK parliament, calling for a debate on the future of England’s public forests based on the grass roots statement co-ordinated by Our Forests. The EDM can be accessed here. The statement from grass roots organisationsContinue 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
National survey confirms public support for our forests
2012-06-27
Vast majority of respondents to a national survey say they are ready to campaign against the Government if their concerns about and hopes for their public woods and forests are not metContinue Reading
Top ten gifts for the tree and nature lover
2011-11-11
With Christmas Day one month away, here’s my top ten list of gifts for tree and nature lovers:Continue Reading
The Art and Joy of Wood
2011-10-24
The culture, traditions, aesthetics of wood have been largely overlooked by scientists and the policy community. Trees and wood are at the heart of our future: to live sustainably we must use more wood while conserving and expanding our forests. Continue Reading
So you want to own and manage a woodland?
2011-10-10
Do you have an ambition to own a woodland? Today there is unprecedented interest in owning woodlands, perhaps due to the high profile of forests in the media in the last year. Maybe you’ve had a life long ambition to invest in land or to be a custodian of ourContinue Reading
Weekly photo challenge: sunset
2011-10-02
I enjoy the subjects provided by the Weekly photo challenge. This week I’ve cheated, just a little, as the theme is Sunset and I have posted instead a sunrise. I like this photo so I thought I could get away with posting it. While on holiday in France in July,Continue Reading
New frontiers in forest economics
2011-09-01
Investing in growing trees as a profitable venture is a challenging endeavour. Perhaps today, more than ever before, there are a number of factors that are coinciding, with the potential to revolutionise forestry finances: after all, a forest reliant on Government handouts is not a sustainable forest. Here a reviewContinue Reading