THE Environment Secretary has pledged to “turn the tide and save nature” as he announced a rapid review of improvement plans. Steve Reed said a review of the environmental improvement plan (EIP) would be completed by the end of the year as part
The discovery of the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle in the UK has caused much concern and speculation in recent years, but as the Forestry Commission announces new action to protect against the pest, answers have been offered as to how and where
MANUFACTURER MenSe has announced several of its heavy-duty excavator brush cutters have been approved by Network Rail. The RP4L, RP6L, RP8L, and RP10L attachments can now be used and trialled on railway infrastructure managed by the public body
THIS spring saw the annual Arb Show descend on Westonbirt, the National Arboretum. With over 3,000 visitors, many working in the forestry sector, the show provided a great opportunity to demonstrate how Westonbirt is pioneering new ways to reduce the
"AMBITIONS" plans to plant one million trees across Northern Ireland by 2030 have almost reached the halfway mark. Around 250,000 trees were put in the ground at Woodburn reservoir, Carrickfergus, which doubled the amount of trees planted by NI
THIS year's Royal Forestry Society (RFS) Viking Bursary has gone to two PhD researchers. The £2,000 award will be distributed across projects currently being undertaken by the University of Birmingham's Emily Grace and Andrea Rabbai. Emily's
LAST month, the Forest Machine Operators Blog was aflutter with one of its favourite topics (and one that so often fills these very pages). It was just a normal day in a normal week when one Scotland-based operator put his head above the parapet
HE has been at the heart of forestry in the UK for more than half a century. Now, one of the country’s top foresters has been recognised with a rare honour. Professor Julian Evans OBE has been awarded the prestigious Royal Forestry Society’s (
TWO of the leading forestry trade fair organisers, Messe München and the DLG (German Agricultural Society), signed an agreement for closer cooperation on May 23. As part of the agreement, it was decided that the trade fair profile of Interforst 2026
THE park and gardens of the Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam are struggling with the effects of climate change, with the famous trees of the Unesco World Heritage Site showing signs of stress, officials said. Effects seen at the park in Potsdam include
