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The Development Woodland Officer programme offers an exciting career pathway into the forestry sector for people from all backgrounds and abilities
Government speeds up Sustainable Farming Incentive roll-out with new sets of paid actions to support food production and environmentally responsible farming.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Almost £14 million from the Levelling Up Fund will help restore the 33-mile Montgomery Canal in eastern Powys and north-west Shropshire.
Planning permission has been granted for The Moors at Arne, a scheme on the Isle of Purbeck adapting approximately 150 hectares of low-lying grassland into diverse wetlands.
Woodlands worth over £400m million annually in protecting communities from flooding, new research reveals
David Rillie received a suspended prison sentence and was ordered to pay costs of almost £74,000, for illegally grazing cattle on a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Unlimited fines and prison sentences for those felling trees without a licence to be introduced
£3 million capital fund opens for applications. Village halls in England will now be able to apply for grants to renovate vital community assets
Environment Agency sends 200 tonnes of the invasive species for composting
In a speech at the Confor conference today, Forestry Commission Chief Executive, Richard Stanford, called for a new approach to how we view trees and forestry in England.
Trees planted outside woodlands are worth over £3.8 billion, groundbreaking research published by Forest Research and Defra reveals
New funding to plant trees in communities nationwide in honour of the late Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth has been announced by Forestry Minister Trudy Harrison.
Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey delivered a speech to the CLA Business Conference
As part of National Tree Week, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has announced £200,000 of funding for England's newest Community Forest in Cumbria.
Forest Research-led mapping reveals extent of damage from 2021’s winter storms with 3,300 hectares in England damaged
£20 million funding will improve tree planting stocks, woodland resilience, domestic timber production and accelerate tree planting across England
A GAD actuary has marked 6 months at the centre of a programme providing financial help to countries affected by natural disasters.
Whitstable to Iwade stretch now officially open
Advice in the new UK Forestry Standard Practice Guide includes how woodland creation and management can reduce flood risk.
The Environment Agency has announced proposals to increase fishing licence prices to provide vital funds to improve England's fisheries
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