Last Sunday's episode of BBC Countryfile came from Westonbirt Arboretum - Forestry England. It included a focus on serious damage to their young #oak #trees from grey squirrel #barkstripping & the need for management to protect #treehealth for #biodiversity .

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Our Researchers are on the look out for Superior Hornbeam 'Plus Trees' in Kent in this Woodland Trust🌳 woods as part of the Forestry Commission Seed Sourcing Grant project. So far discovering wonderful wildlife & biodiversity such as wood anemones and alliums.

It has been a pleasure to publish and release two valuable books, available to purchase on our website:

The #Birch Woodland Management Handbook: futuretrees.org/product/birch-…

Oak: fine timber in 100 years’ Technical Guide to growing high-quality #oak : futuretrees.org/product/oak-fi…

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The Trust team is measuring and beating up this progeny trial planted early 2023 at Clumber Park with Forestry England, the trial is testing the performance of the #Birch trees growing from seeds from clones of the high quality 'Plus Trees'.

Thank you to LIFEintheRavines for all their help with the Living Ash Project. Find out more about their work helping to select and collect samples, to monitor potentially tolerant ash trees. lifeintheravines.co.uk/2024/03/25/key…

This photo shows an #Ash tree with a healed lesion, and the crown is healthy at this Clonal Seed Orchard in Oxfordshire. Evidence that the tree has been infected but is effectively combating the disease.

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We’re increasing the payment rates for the England Woodland Creation Offer.

From today you could get up to £10,200 per hectare, plus up to an additional £12,700 in stackable payments.

Find out more about the funding on offer:
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Last year, the Trust received a donation in the form of a branded truck from Cost, Procurement & Carbon Specialist, Auditel.

It's transformed our fieldwork, we're now able to enter sites more easily with our large amount of equipment.

NEW GUIDANCE for the management of ash in Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) woodlands.

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Our Head of Research Jo Clark is looking forward to contributing to the CommunityActionGroup - Trees Collaborate group #Oxfordshire next week to talk about the Living Ash Project and the origins and processes of ash dieback. cagoxfordshire.org.uk/collaborate-gr…

Our team is thrilled to be shortlisted for the Confor 'Science & Technology Award' sponsored by Forestry and Land Scotland & Forestry Commission -Presented to those at the cutting edge of scientific advancements which benefit the forestry and wood industry.

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The Living Ash Project work continues at the National Trust Dovedale collecting more scion material (graftwood) from #ash dieback disease resistant trees. 

-Part of a 2nd round of funding from Defra UK

The Trust is working to continually improve tolerant selections.

This #TreePlanting season are you choosing improved?
Anyone planting trees where timber is the primary objective ought to be using the highest standard of planting stock available to produce a profitable crop of quality timber & for quicker establishment.
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