Environment
Supporting seed supply for the nation’s forests
The Forestry Commission is investing in the private and public sector to ensure resilient, diverse, and bio-secure supply of tree seed to meet 2050 (16.5% cover) planting targets.
Awards
BALI 2023 Award Winners
The National Landscape Awards provides the industry with a platform to showcase and celebrate their business achievements both within and outside of the industry.
Careers
Forestry apprenticeship programme re-opens
Applications for the next cohort of the Professional Forester Apprenticeship programme have re-opened.
Awards
London Tree and Woodland Awards
Celebrating the work of individuals, communities and professionals to protect, improve and expand London’s tree and woodland cover.
On Instagram
Must follow @thetreespotter
Dan Crowley’s instagram posts provide a beautiful and captivating insight into the wonderful world of ancient trees.
Environment
Award winning edible neighbourhood project
Landscape Institute’s 2023 Dame Sylvia Crowe International Award goes to Felixx Landscape Architects & Planners for the new Rijnvliet neighbourhood with edible forest.
Conferences
Call for arboricultural papers
Arboricultural Association is inviting submissions of papers relevant to the arboricultural profession for the 2024 conference.
On Instagram
Carbon plantation
Sneaky peak into large-scale plantation of hybrid Paulownia trees planted to absorb 60 tonnes of CO2 per hectare per year.
Careers
Government gives £1 million boost to Forestry skills training
Funding has been extended to cover new courses in arboriculture, which cover the care, management and safety of amenity trees.
Plants
Invasive Alien Species major threat states IPBES
From the estimated 37,000 introduced alien species to regions and biomes around the world, 3,500 pose major global threats to nature, economy, food security and human health.
