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Woodlands worth over £400m million annually in protecting communities from flooding, new research reveals.

New Great Britain-wide strategy sets out five-year vision for plant health and biosecurity

The economic value of individual trees planted outside of our forests and woodlands has been revealed for the first time at £3.8 billion.

In a speech at the recent Confor conference, Forestry Commission Chief Executive, Richard Stanford, called for a new approach to how we view trees and forestry in England.

£20 million funding will improve tree planting stocks, woodland resilience, domestic timber production and accelerate tree planting across England.

Domestic tree seed production is to be ramped up with new Government funding announced. The £1.2m Seed Sourcing Grant will boost domestic tree seed production, create green jobs, help meet the increased demand for trees and achieve our ambitious net zero targets.

Tree experts at the Woodland Trust and the public have selected a shortlist of 12 trees from around the UK, which have all been recorded on the Trust’s ‘hall of fame’ for ancient trees, the Ancient Tree Inventory.

The England Woodland Creation Offer will become part of the Local Nature Recovery scheme – one of the new environmental land management (ELM) schemes – from 2025.

Millions of trees are set to be planted nationwide, thanks to £44.2 million in funding for Community Forests and woodland creation partners.

New plant health requirements introduced following further findings of the tree pest Ips typographus

Maelor Forest Nurseries exclusive first-time virtual tour in a free online webinar on Tuesday 6th September at 10am.

A new £8.8 million fund to support domestic tree production in England has been opened by the Forestry Commission in partnership with Defra.