Forestry without plastic
Chartered Forester Stuart Wilkie FICFor CEnv, Environment and Certification Manager at Scottish Woodlands, talks about forestry without plastic. Oceans of floating plastic, images of choking turtles, a ban on all ‘unnecessary plastic’ by 2042. The world is waking up to the environmental damage caused by oil-based plastics. I believe that while government may be moving […]
Microsoft and John Deere add weight to UK’s Innovative Forestry Conference
Recent announcements from the Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF) confirm that World-wide technology giant Microsoft and leading forest machinery manufacturer John Deere Forestry will be represented at its National Conference in Edinburgh this May. Innovation for Change: New drivers for tomorrow’s forestry, at Edinburgh International Conference Centre on 2-3 May, will look at the how […]
Recent Fatality: Arboricultural Association response
Stewart Wardrop, Chief Executive Officer at the Arboricultural Association (AA), has stated the actions being taken by the AA to advise its membership, the wider arboricultural audience and relevant partner organisation of the tragic events relating to Mr Daniels death: Publish a summary of the events to their membership via a safety bulletin notice. This […]
Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards 2018
Fine forests and wonderful woods What makes a fine forest or a wonderful wood? As Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards 2018 seeks the latest cream of the crop, previous winners have a few suggestions. Sometimes it’s a long-standing project that has learned lessons over many years and become a shining example of excellence. Carrifran Wildwood in […]
£3 million for central belt tree planting
Funding for tree planting schemes in the Central Scotland Green Network (CSGN) area has been trebled as woodland creation activity reaches unprecedented levels. Currently, around 2,500ha of woodland creation activity, about the same size as East Kilbride, is being planned for this year. If all the projects come to fruition as expected, it will be […]
Borders farmers and landowners invited to forestry talks
Forestry Commission Scotland is hosting three evening talks in the Scottish Borders aimed at encouraging farmers and land owners to integrate tree planting into their business. The free talks will also provide information on the attractive forestry grants now available to help support tree planting and woodland management. The forestry talks are to be held […]
Government’s vision for a greener future launched
Today the government has published its 25 Year Environment Plan. A pledge to eliminate avoidable waste, introduce new safeguards for wildlife and connect more children with nature are among the ambitious plans for a greener future outlined by Prime Minister Theresa May and Environment Secretary Michael Gove today. In a major speech today, the Prime Minister […]
Institute breaks Membership Applications and Awards of Excellence records
2017 saw another record number of applicants promoted to Professional Member status. The Institute awarded the prestigious chartered status to 43 applicants this year. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) demonstrated an exceptional professional standard this year as six members’ of their team have been awarded charter status, with four outstanding applicants who were awarded Awards for Excellence. […]
New Northern Forest gets Government backing
The Prime Minister has announced plans for a new Northern Forest as part of the Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan Ambitious plans to create a new ‘Northern Forest’ along the M62 corridor have been kick-started today following an announcement by the Prime Minister Theresa May. Following backing from the Environment Secretary Michael Gove, over the next […]
Top Forestry Students win Tilhill Forestry Awards
James Edward Broom, ICF Student member, winner of ICF’s 2017 Student Award and the 2017 Prince of Wales Forest Leadership Award has now won the Tilhill Forestry Award for the Best Dissertation on his course. Jonathan Hawick, ICF Student member, has won the Tilhill Forestry Award for Best New Planting Application. Tilhill Forestry reports on […]