Our response to the government consultation on the England Tree Strategy
The government has published a consultation seeking views to inform an upcoming England Tree Strategy.
Forest Research wins funding for collaborative research into oak tree health
Forest Research has announced that a pioneering new project to investigate the health of our British oak trees has been given the go-ahead thanks to almost £2 million investment from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Natural Environment Research Council, Defra and Scottish Government.
Our response to the government environmental land management (ELMS) consultation
Respond to this once-in-a-generation opportunity to enshrine better environmental stewardship into land management policy in the UK. The government have been running a public consultation on their proposal for the new Environmental Land Management System (ELMS), which will replace payments to farmers and other land managers now that Britain has left the European Union. The consultation is currently…
Opinion: Don’t dampen people’s tree-planting enthusiasm
Sara Lom, CEO of The Tree Council, responds to those who say planting new trees won’t help us tackle climate change It’s a well-documented trend that when a new, exciting idea begins to take root in public discourse, a group of cynics immediately set out to prove why it’ll never work. These balloon-bursters often serve…
2020 is Year of the Tree – but let’s make sure hedgerows don’t get left behind
The national steering group for hedgerows, Hedgelink, had their first 2020 meeting last week. The Tree Council’s Trees Science and Research Project Manager, Harriet Rix, shares the topline messages and why it’s essential to consider hedgerows in the year to come. 2019 may seem a long time ago already but we tree people are still…
UK tree sector gathers to discuss how to achieve three billion new trees target
The Tree Council convened a Forum for Trees yesterday, Thursday 11 July, where the public, private and charity sectors discussed how the UK can meet ambitious new tree planting targets. Representatives from sectors spanning forestry, property development, infrastructure and government, as well as conservation charities, farmers and scientists gathered yesterday at a Forum for Trees at Lincoln’s Inn, London, to discuss how ambitious new tree planting targets of…
Tree Council responds to Climate Change Committee report
The Tree Council welcomes the latest report published on 2 May by the Committee on Climate Change: ‘Net Zero: The UK’s contribution to stopping global warming’. In the report, government scientists call for a significant increase in the numbers of trees to be planted in the UK over the next 30 years as part of…