“Without innovation and collaboration, food use will eat the bioeconomy before it is born”. The forest sector has a very important role in the emerging bioeconomy of Europe. Here are some examples of the technologies …Continue Reading
Deep in the walnut-fruit forests of Kyrgyzstan, miles from the nearest track passable by a 4×4, I was climbing a narrow path when the family group suddenly appeared around a corner. I quickly asked (with gestures only as I don’t speak Kyrgyz) whether I could take a photo, and after Dad’s nodding approval I managed to take just two frames as they carried on past.Continue Reading
Photos of my recent trip to Kyrgyzstan among the walnut fruit forestsContinue Reading
I attended the conference “European and global forests – which way for the future” 6-7 September 2011, hosted by the the European Parliament Intergroup Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development. Here is my summary of some of the important points.Continue Reading
Cecidology – the study of galls produced on trees and plants by fungi, insects, or mites Most children have played games with oak apples (e.g. they’re great in a slingshot!) but few kids, or adults, realise that an oak apple is not a natural part of the tree, at least notContinue Reading
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
The amazing conservation success story of the red kite: once almost extinct and now common in some parts of England thanks to their reintroduction to the woodlands of the ChilternsContinue Reading
Horse chestnut trees are looking worse for wear due to a leaf miner pest. Take part in a European survey by ‘adopting’ a tree near you and recording the presence or absence of the pest.Continue Reading
It’s always a challenge photographing flowers in a woodland. Very often you have to battle with low light conditions due to shade, so a tripod is essential. Being outdoors, the wind is often a problem in trying to capture the detail of flowers. In this case I made the mostContinue Reading
Piles Copse is a magical oak woodland nestling at high altitude on the bleak and beautiful Dartmoor National Park in south west England. Twenty years after my last visit I return to continue my long-term photomonitoring of two trees.Continue Reading
Some important management implications for forest workers working in areas affected by OPM. Latest thinking on the pest and possible impacts for the UK tree and forestry sectors.Continue Reading
I recently wrote about a short film that I’d made on behalf of the Sylva Foundation for the Forgotten Forests project, run by Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE). I have been asked whether I could provide the full transcript. I am pleased to offer it below. Watch the film Britain’sContinue Reading
One walnut tree is not necessarily the same as another walnut tree. Many people will have planted a walnut seed in their backyard waiting hopefully for the growing tree to produce a crop of nuts. They will appear of course, as that is the wonder of nature, but the treeContinue Reading
The £5,500 raised by 22 cyclists earlier this year in aid of funding research into Acute Oak Decline is being put to good use by scientists at Forest Research. Organiser Russell Ball has received a letter from Forest Research’s Chief Executive: I am writing to acknowledge receipt and thank youContinue Reading
I recently wrote and presented a short film for the Forgotten Forests project run by Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Watch the filmContinue Reading
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