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Investigators obtain court order to block access to site blighted by waste as probe to find out who dumped it continues.
Eight-toothed spruce bark beetle found on Sitka spruce trees in the UK for the first time
Forestry Commission to introduce new plant health requirements following confirmation of eight-toothed spruce bark beetle findings in Suffolk and Norfolk.
Newly named Moccas Park and Gillian’s Wood National Nature Reserve is home to ancient oaks and sweet chestnut trees dating back many hundreds of years.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
£4 million to expand world-leading laboratories to improve UK biosecurity and tackle emerging threats to tree health
Eighth auction confirmed for 23-29 September 2024 to support woodland creation and help tackle climate change and biodiversity loss.
Farmers and land managers can now get up to £11,600 per hectare for the public benefits delivered by woodlands they create – a 45% increase on current amount
The Forest for the Nation will improve public access to nature and provide a boost for our native wildlife
New plan sets out vision to boost the safe use of sustainable UK timber in construction and increase domestic supply
Latest round of Seed Sourcing Grant and Tree Production Capital Grants has opened today.
Applications for the next cohort of the Professional Forester Apprenticeship programme have re-opened
New measures announced as part of National Tree Week
Government launches competition for a new national forest to improve access to nature
Healthy and resilient woodlands supported through new £16 million government funding
Updates to the England Woodland Creation Offer and Countryside Stewardship schemes will give land managers more flexibility and financial security.
New £2.5 million tree planting fund to enable local authorities to create green spaces and connect communities with nature as a reminder of the Coronation
Public asked to remain vigilant after the APHA confirmed the finding of a single adult Colorado potato beetle in Hampshire.
Read about updates we have made to the England Woodland Creation Offer, you can join a webinar to hear all about them. Read about a finding of Oak Processionary Moth in Derbyshire and read our new blog.
The biosecure procurement requirement pilot has been extended, read new guidance on landscape design, get more information on Landscape Recovery and have your say in a hedgerow consultation.
The public are being asked to remain vigilant after a number of oak trees in Derbyshire have been confirmed to be infested with Oak Processionary Moth.
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