Case Study: Soil Carbon Assessment at Blenheim Estate
Introduction Based on the few studies that have explored the effects of woodland establishment on low grade arable land, it is likely that planting [...]
Farmers Carbon Balance
Introduction Whilst maintaining superior quality agricultural land (grades 1 and 2) for food production is essential in the UK, planting mixed-broadleaf trees on low [...]
Commercial Forestry for the Climate?
Introduction Woodland covers just 13% of the total land area in the UK (Forest Research, 2021), compared to a European average of 44%, meaning [...]
Rewilding
By Izzy Williamson What is rewilding? As a contemporary form of conservation and ecological restoration, rewilding has gained heightened attention and critical discussion in [...]
Educating the Next Generation: Forest Schools
What are Forest Schools? Forest schools are spaces where learning takes place in natural settings - usually woodland, forest or parkland. The aim of [...]
Why Are Hedgerows So Important?
By Izzy Williamson How to effectively manage hedgerows? Also known as “the patchwork quilts of the British countryside”, hedgerows are strips of wildlife habitats [...]
Rewilding vs Woodland Creation for Carbon
By Ed Bradbury, Forest Canopy Foundation, 2022 Can man afford to stand back and let nature fix the problem? A mini study comparing carbon [...]
Living in a Post-COVID World
An Enforced ‘Stop and Think’ Despite the recent sunshine and gradual relaxations of some aspects of lockdown, it’s clear we have a long way [...]