University of Gloucestershire researchers have unlocked secrets buried in the earth for 6,000 years to predict how woodlands in the British Isles could be transformed due to disease and climate change.
Toro says operators will feel the difference, literally.
Forestry worth almost £100m was listed for sale last year in a market characterised by tight supply and buyer caution, according to a new industry report.
It will offer a range of services such as business consultancy, testing facilities training, contract management and certification schemes.
Devon-based native timber company, UK Hardwoods, one of the exhibitors at this week’s South West Homebuilding & Renovating Show, has just acquired the UK’s largest Thermo Vacuum System machine. The TVS machine is piece of modern equipment which carries out a process, used globally, of subjecting wood to very high temperatures (170° C - 230° C) to change its chemical structure, altering colour, increasing hardness and durability and protecting the wood from attacks by mould and parasites.
Timber imports to the UK have continued to stabilise during 2024, following very similar patterns to those seen in 2023 for the first eight months of the year.
NRW manages approximately 123,000 hectares of forests and woodlands across on behalf of the Welsh Government.
Whipsnade Tree Cathedral’s ‘cloister wall’ ash trees have been felled and replaced with resilient wild service trees.
Highly praised, the scheme has enjoyed great success since being launched in 2017.
Recent reports from Natural England have highlighted the sizeable benefits of outdoor learning in natural environments
