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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.

The Forestry Commission has urged the public to report sightings of Oak Processionary Moth caterpillars. We are now entering the greatest risk period as the caterpillars emerge between May and July to feed before turning into adult moths.

Emergency regulation introduced to protect treescapes and strengthen biosecurity following the interception of Pine Processionary Moth

Maelor Forest Nurseries Ltd has invested £4 million in a new miniplug production facility to secure not only a continuous and steady supply of tree stocks but also improve their quality and resilience to the effects of climate change.

A defiant lone hawthorn guarding the Scottish coastline is the winner of the Woodland Trust’s Tree of The Year for 2021.

Every household in Wales will be offered a free tree to plant as part of the Welsh Government’s commitment to tackle climate change, Deputy Minister Lee Waters has promised.