Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards 2014
Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards will once again this year recognize the best of Scottish forests and woodlands. Supported by the Institute of Chartered Foresters, the awards are given out in 4 categories – Community Woodlands, New Native Woods, Quality Timber and Schools. Nominations for the awards are now being taken, […]
FCS Briefing Note 9: Forestry Transitional Arrangements
Update on Forestry Transitional Arrangements Forestry Commission Scotland have released a Briefing Note (9), which outlines transitional arrangements for forestry in view of the reopening of Rural Priorities in 2014. Late in December 2013, the EU implemented changes to the RDR Transitional Arrangements, which means that new applications will continue to be accepted by FCS […]
International Day of Forests: March 21
A UN resolution has deemed March 21st the International Day of Forests, which celebrates and raises awareness of all types of forest across the world. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations is co-ordinating events to celebrate this international awareness day, and have produced a short promotional video. International Day of Forests
Flora Locale 2014 Training Programme Announced
Flora Locale 2014 Training Programme Announced A programme for the 17th annual Flora Locale has been announced. 28 workshops will take place this year as part of the programme. These include: an introduction to scything recreating and restoring heathland for invertebrates creating and managing wildflower grassland woodland ground flora creating and managing ponds lowland wet […]
TPBE II: The Role of Urban Trees in Moderating Climatic Effects
The role of urban trees in moderating climatic effects will come under the spotlight in the forthcoming Trees, People and the Built Environment II Kenton Rogers MICFor, at the 2013 ICF National Conference Internationally recognised experts will descend on Birmingham in April, to deliver the latest evidence on the benefits of urban trees and greenspace in […]
Len Yull Receives Distinguished Confor Award
Len Yull Receives Distinguished Confor Award Leonard Yull FICfor has been awarded Confor’s prize for distinguished service to forestry.
ICF Joins Woodland Skills Seminar at Highgrove
ICF Joins Woodland Skills Seminar at Highgrove On 14th February, 2014, ICF’s Executive Director Shireen Chambers and Deputy Director Russell Horsey joined leading figures in Forestry, and HRH the Prince of Wales, at a Highgrove seminar to discuss forestry skills, learning and development. The Duchy of Cornwall and the Forestry Commission developed the event to […]
Conifer Conservation Programme in Edinburgh
Edinburgh Trees to Benefit from Conifer Conservation Programme On Tuesday 6 March a ceremonial tree planting in Edinburgh’s West Princes Street gardens marked the launch of a conifer conservation project in the city.
Pesticide Update Seminars for Forest Managers
Pesticide Update Seminars for Forest Managers Confor is supporting a series of regional one-day updating crop protection seminars for forest managers and owners during April and May to fulfil Defra recommendations on training and information retrieval.The seminars will be led by Confor crop protection adviser Colin Palmer and will include: Implications of latest regulation Avoiding […]
National Seed Project Launched
National Tree Seed Project Launched On Wednesday 26 February, ICF President Prof Julian Evans represented the Institute at the Millenium Seed Centre, where a national launch of Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG), Kew’s UK National Tree Seed Project took place.