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Nature Premium campaign

Nature Premium Campaign

2022-03-24
On: 24th March 2022
In: environment, people, policy, take part

A new campaign seeks to ensure regular time in nature for all children and young people. Please take part …Continue Reading

Tree Cover in England's National Parks

England’s National Parks 2.0

2022-01-02
On: 2nd January 2022
In: climate crisis, comment, ecology, environment, forestry, landscape, nature, people, policy

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

Forest cover in Europe in 2020

Forest Cover in Europe

2020-10-10
On: 10th October 2020
In: comment, environment, forestry, policy, science

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

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Government launches consultation on a Tree Strategy for England

2020-06-19
On: 19th June 2020
In: forestry, health, landscape, nature, people, policy

Farmers, foresters and land managers, experts and environmental organisations, and members of the public are invited by government to give their views on the future creation and management of our trees, woodlands and forests in England.Continue Reading

Conceptual framework to show the influence of ecological worldview and discredence on awareness, aspiration and action among woodland managers for adaptation measures

Do environmental worldviews and distrust in science affect those who care for our land?

2020-06-02
On: 2nd June 2020
In: environment, forestry, policy, science, woodland owners

This is the title of a guest blog that I wrote for BMC, part of the Springer group of academic publishers, published today. Continue Reading

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Inequality of Woodland Distribution across Britain

2020-05-31
On: 31st May 2020
In: comment, environment, policy

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

British Woodlands Survey

Calling All British Foresters, Land Owners and Businesses

2020-04-24
On: 24th April 2020
In: forestry, policy, science, woodland owners

The Sylva Foundation has launched its national survey exploring attitudes, actions and awareness to environmental change. Take part . . .Continue Reading

Defra ELMs discussion doc

Environmental Land Management policy development

2020-02-25
On: 25th February 2020
In: agroforestry, environment, forestry, policy

The UK Department of Environmental Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched a policy discussion document as part of their stakeholder engagement process in developing the Environmental Land Management scheme (ELM or ELMs). Government is seeking the views of farmers, foresters, and other land managers in its new proposals forContinue Reading

Shaping the future of forestry

Shaping the future of forestry

2018-03-10
On: 10th March 2018
In: ecology, economy, environment, forestry, policy, science

This week Sylva Foundation published the long-awaited report for the British Woodlands Survey 2017: Shaping the Future of Forestry. It’s been a labour of love working alongside my fellow authors. We were victims of our own success in attracting such a fantastic response from so many people across Britain: 1,630Continue Reading

Do you stand up for trees?

2017-03-27
On: 27th March 2017
In: ecology, economy, environment, feature, people, policy

Add your voice by signing the Tree Charter. The Charter for Trees, Woods and People will be launched in November 2017 and marks the 800th anniversary of the Charter of the Forest signed by Henry III in 1217.Continue Reading

Young people planting a tree

Plant a tree for every year of your life

2017-03-19
On: 19th March 2017
In: environment, feature, forestry, landscape, policy

All human beings should plant one tree for every year that they live on earth. If we did so, what might we achieve?Continue Reading

Resilience requires Awareness and Courage

2015-12-21
On: 21st December 2015
In: environment, forestry, policy, science, tree health

Over the last few months I’ve been working with colleagues from across the forestry sector on a major report presenting data from a survey about awareness, activities and aspirations to environmental change among woodland owners and managers, and forestry professionals. The report demonstrates that private forestry holds the balance of powerContinue Reading

Resilient forests – what do you think and what are you doing?

2015-08-06
On: 6th August 2015
In: environment, policy, science

A national survey is aiming is to help understand progress in awareness and actions in adapting to environmental change.Continue Reading

Looming treescape

A ten-point plan for ash dieback Chalara fraxinea in Britain

2012-11-03
On: 3rd November 2012
In: disease, forestry, policy

There has been too much knee-jerk reactionary panic to the arrival of ash dieback Chalara fraxinea to Britain’s shores. Here is my proposed ten-point plan, in which some actions may surpise some.Continue Reading

Trees are in our blood

2012-07-04
On: 4th July 2012
In: news, Our Forests, trees

Our Forests member Jonathon Porritt, explains why he thinks it is that we love our forests and trees so much we are willing to fight to protect them. Watch the film.Continue Reading

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Who knew there are some trees clinging to life in Who knew there are some trees clinging to life in Bannau Brycheiniog, although they are surrounded by a green desert? So much for a National Nature Reserve, more a subsidised sheep reserve. Bluebells among the bracken show this was once woodland,  so may not take much to restore. Just need some vision and awareness of the environmental crisis and climate emergency.  #bannaubrycheiniog #nature #trees #greendesert #wales
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Back in glorious Wales undertaking fieldwork for T Back in glorious Wales undertaking fieldwork for The Forest Guide series - turn on audio to hear birdsong and raptors calling. Filmed from a secret location under Wales’ rarest tree with peregrine falcons nesting nearby #wales #trees #forests #nature #books #photography
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The Forest Guide Scotland is published today! Than The Forest Guide Scotland is published today! Thanks to the amazing team at @bloomsburypublishing  Can’t wait to hear what readers think after so many years in the making. #scotland #books #trees #nature #exploring #forests #outdoors
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