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Forestry Roots employs recent graduates
Four young college and university leavers are starting their first paid jobs in forestry this month thanks to Forestry Roots – a unique partnership launched this year between the Royal Forestry Society (RFS) and the ALA Green Charitable Trust. Anthony Green of the ALA Green Charitable Trust says: “We know…
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Trees for Life recieve £12,500 donation
Trees for Life (TFL), a charity established with the aim of restoring the Caledonian Forest, has received a generous £12,500 donation from established fashion retailer Superdry. Sales of carrier bags from Superdry’s shops across Scotland have raised £12,500 for conservation charity TFL. The donations given will help save Scotland’s ancient Caledonian Forest and its rare…
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Campaigners defeated in battle for iconic tree
A giant redwood sequoia tree in Rhyddings park, is due to be chopped down. The decision was reached by councillors this week, despite more than 2,000 campaigners expressing an interest in the tree’s preservation. The Oswaldtwistle tree is to be axed as part of a £2 million redevelopment. Hopes were raised…
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Climate change can’t be reversed by trees
A new study has revealed that the damage caused by climate change to trees, hinders their ability to remove carbon from the air. The study showed that climate change affects the growth of the trees. Research revealed in the publication Ecology Letters, indicates that the slow warming of our planet is…
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Exotic pest spotted troubling UK trees
The Forestry Commission is asking people to join its tree health surveyors in keeping an eye out for an exotic pest. Oriental chestnut gall wasp (OCGW), a pest of sweet chestnut trees first found in the UK in 2015, has been spotted in South-East England. The impact of OCGW on sweet…
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Legal action debated by ancient woodland owners
The owners of Pondtail Wood in Albourne face legal action after it was discovered that acres of trees have been ripped up and burnt. The owners have launched a fight over a legal notice telling them to restore the land. An enforcement notice was issued by the South Downs National Park Authority…
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Fungus threatens Britain’s plane trees
The threat posed to Britain’s plane trees by plane tree wilt (Ceratocystis fimbriata f. platini), an ascomycete fungus which originated in the eastern United States, is growing as it works its way northwards through France at a faster range than previously. Keith Sacre of Barcham Trees recently attended a two-day workshop…
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KWES partnership developing foresters for the future
A new forestry qualification developed by the Royal Forestry Society (RFS) with qualifications provider ABC has proved just the ticket for one charity in Kent helping people move into the sector. The Horticultural Correspondence College was the first centre to offer the ABC Level 2 Certificate in Forestry – the…
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