Trees can Reduce Floods
Desmond, Eva and Angus – for thousands of people across the UK, these names will evoke traumatic memories. They are the names of storms that hit the UK in the winters of 2015 and 2016. In December 2015 a succession of storms hit the north, flooding around 16,000 homes making this the wettest December in […]
Urban Canopy Cover in England
For many years those of us who are interested in the benefits that trees provide to urban society have pondered on just how many trees we have in our towns and cities. Some have suggested that tree canopy cover in urban areas is decreasing, their perspective being based on anecdotal evidence. How can we improve […]
Riccardo Arnone, shares his experience of presenting at the National Tree Officers Conference in 2016
Riccardo Arnone, Arboricultural Officer at London Borough of Camden, tells us about his experience of presenting at the inaugural National Tree Officers Conference in 2016. WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT? I was working with my colleague on a study of species diversity in Camden’s annual tree planting programme when the call for […]
“Tree Planting in England Plumbs New Depths”
Tree planting in England has plunged to an all-time low, with only 525 hectares of new woodland created in the year to March 31, 2017. Confor’s Chief Executive Stuart Goodall said the statistics were both shocking and depressing – and an indication of total policy failure. “These figures are pathetic – we thought things couldn’t […]
Andy Tipping MICFor tells us about his experience of presenting at the inaugural National Tree Officers Conference
The Institute of Chartered Foresters Professional Member Andy Tipping MICFor, Trees & Woodlands Manager at London Borough of Barnet, tells us about his experience of presenting at the inaugural National Tree Officers Conference (NTOC) in 2016. Why did you decide to submit an abstract? We had recently let new tree contracts and challenged the usual […]
Phil Simpkin MICFor tells us about his experience of presenting at the first National Tree Officers Conference
The Institute of Chartered Foresters Professional Member Phil Simpkin MICFor, Natural Environment Officer at Wycombe District Council, tells us about his experience of presenting at the inaugural National Tree Officers Conference (NTOC) last year. WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT? I had never spoken at a conference when I saw the call for […]
Are all urban forests equally beneficial?
What is an ‘urban forest’? ‘Urban forest’ is a term that is being increasingly used by those engaged in thinking about (and even delivering) resilient cities. But what does it actually mean? There are various published definitions but for our purposes here we adopt a definition that we and our colleagues proposed last year: ‘The […]
Andrew Heald MICFor visits Ukraine to learn more about the Hardwood Forests of Eastern Europe
Andrew Heald MICFor visited Ukraine at the end of January 2017. For several years, I have been working for WWF (World Wildlife Fund) on their New Generation Plantation Project, focussing on the better management of plantations, particularly in South America and South East Asia. Following on from this international experience, I was offered a chance […]
Public Health Experts Explore Health and Wellbeing Benefits from Urban Trees
The forthcoming Trees, People and the Built Environment 3 (TPBE3) conference will explore the benefits of urban trees with a focus on health and transport. The advantages of trees within urban spaces has been proven, by research, to produce a positive impact and has become an important subject for a diverse group of professionals. A […]
The Silvicultural Prize
The Percy Stubbs, John Bolton King and Edward Garfitt Prize for Silviculture (The Silvicultural Prize) is awarded annually by the Institute to the author(s) of the paper which, in the opinion of the Editors, best meets the criteria set down by the anonymous donor of the Prize Fund. The winning papers from the past ten […]