15+ hour, 58+ min ago  (711+ words) Drawing on 15 years of forestry and arb experience from Perthshire, Skye and even New Zealand, Davie Hay has built Highland Tree Care into a growing business, tackling everything from rhododendron jungles and storm-damaged beech to fine pruning 100-year-old apple trees....

21+ hour, 27+ min ago  (544+ words) A TOP royal is set to become the next President of the Great Yorkshire Show. On the final day of this year's Great Yorkshire Show on Friday, it was revealed that Princess Anne will take up the honorary role for…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago  (262+ words) NINE new projects to improve Scotland’s timber transport infrastructure are to be funded by Scottish Forestry. A total of £900,000 has been allocated to the initiatives, which include upgrades to existing fragile rural roads, creating passing places or building short routes…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (666+ words) The Scottish Partnership Against Rural Crime (SPARC) is celebrating its 10th anniversary, marking a decade of collaborative efforts to tackle crime affecting rural communities across Scotland. Chaired by Police Scotland, the multi-agency partnership has spent the past 10 years addressing a range…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (392+ words) Peatlands are being restored to help tackle climate change and protect natural habitats in Devon. As part of the South West Peatland Partnership (SWPP), backed by South West Water, a scheme is underway to repair vital peatland across Dartmoor, Exmoor,…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (481+ words) A MAJOR tree-care firm recently celebrated the opening of a new research laboratory and arboretum - that it says will strengthen applied arboricultural science across the UK and Ireland. Bartlett Tree Experts has officially opened the R.A. Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories and…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (188+ words) THE complexities and the timescales required are among the potential barriers woodland creators face when accessing green finance. That is one of the key takeaways from a new scoping study on the social dimensions of green finance for woodland creation…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (435+ words) A WOODLAND reserve in South Wales could become part of country's National Forests. The 19-hectare Bishop’s Wood local nature reserve, Gower, stretches back from Caswell Bay and is described as a relatively rare example of limestone woodland, part of which…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (283+ words) PONSSE has launched a global Operators Club for forest machine operators - offering members access to free events, training sessions, and network opportunities. Initially launching in the manufacturer's home country of Finland, the scheme will be open to those currently operating…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (429+ words) A YOUNG forester has told others to "just apply" for a forestry training scheme, saying all you need is "passion". Charlotte Moss believes there is "space in the sector for so many different skills" and that the Royal Forestry Society's…...