RE:LEAF Tree and Woodland Awards
RE:LEAF Tree and Woodland Awards On 27 May, ICF joined a host of tree professionals at the London RE:LEAF Tree and Woodland Awards. The awards celebrate the work of individuals, community groups and professionals that improve and expand the city’s woodland cover, and encourage the management of its urban forests. Special congratulations to ICF members Jim […]
Forestry Award Winners Meet The Prince of Wales
Forestry Award Winners Meet The Prince of Wales (l-r) Keira Tedd, David Johnes, HRH The Prince of Wales, Jacqueline Hamilton, Ross Hobbs Four young forestry graduates from the United Kingdom and Canada – recipients of the inaugural Prince of Wales Forest Leadership Award – yesterday attended a meeting with His Royal Highness The Prince of […]
ICF and Forestry Launch Forest Economics Prize
Forest Economics Prize Launched A new award has been launched by the Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF) and Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research, to celebrate research on forest economics. The Forest Economics Prize will be awarded to the best paper on this subject accepted for publication in Forestry. The Forest Economics Prize will […]
Deep Peat Practice Guide
Deep Peat Practice Guide Forestry Commission Scotland has published a new practice guide for managing afforested deep peatland. The guide explains how timber, greenhouse gas, biodiversity, landscape and water quality interests can be balanced in these complex and vulnerable habitats. Deep peat is soil with a peat layer greater than 50cm. The guide outlines […]
Confirmed Finding of Oriental Chestnut Gall Wasp
Confirmed Finding of Oriental Chestnut Gall Wasp Forestry Commission has confirmed a finding of oriental chestnut gall wasp (Dryocosmus kuriphilus) in England. The tree pest, which affects sweet chestnut trees (Castanea sativa), has been confirmed in a Kent woodland. The scale and cause of the outbreak are not yet known. Key Facts Oriental chestnut gall […]
Scottish Tree of the Year 2015
The 2014 Scottish Tree of the Year was the Lady’s Tree, Dunkeld. The search has begun for the 2015 Scottish Tree of the Year, which will celebrate community connections, stories and history associated with Scotland’s best loved trees. The closing date for entries is Sunday 12 July, after which an independent panel of judges will […]
New Parliamentary Group to Promote Forestry Sector
APPGF members (l-r): Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP (elected Vice Chair. Berwick-upon-Tweed, Conservative); Chris Davies (elected Chair, Brecon and Radnorshire, Conservative); Lord Boswell of Aynho (elected Vice-Chair); Stuart Goodall (CEO Confor) A new parliamentary group has been established to promote the UK forestry and wood-processing sector. The All Party Parliamentary Group on Forestry (APPGF) will work to highlight […]
Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards Announced
Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards Announced Winner of the James Jones Trophy for New Commercial Woods – The Church Commissioners for England, for their site at Warroch Hill near Milnathort. (L-R) Dr Aileen McLeod, Chris West (representing the Church Commissioners for England) and his daughter Sophie West, Graham Carter (agent – Aitchesse Ltd.) and Bruce Spalding […]
Scottish Government Introduce Land Reform Bill
Scottish Government Introduce Land Reform Bill The Scottish government has introduced its much-anticipated Land Reform Bill. Minister for the environment Dr Aileen McLeod published legislation on the 23 June pledging “to end the stop start nature of historic land reform”. The bill will include a requirement on the Scottish Government to have a statement on […]
Forestry & Arboricultural Careers Fair Returns to Royal Welsh Show
Forestry & Arboricultural Careers Fair Returns to Royal Welsh Show The ICF Team at the 2014 Royal Welsh Show. The Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF) will host its annual Forestry and Arboricultural Careers Fair at the 2015 Royal Welsh Show, taking place 20-23 July in Powys. The event will showcase the range of careers and […]