Further measures introduced to stop bark beetle pest spreading

The Forestry Commission has introduced further control measures to prevent the spread of the larger eight-toothed European spruce bark beetle...

December 15, 2021

Concern at delays in processing forestry applications in NI

December 7, 2021

New report shows a record-breaking year for the forestry market

The forestry market has seen a record-breaking year, with average values more than double what they were three years ago...

November 23, 2021

New £6 million fund aims to increase woodland cover and create jobs

A new fund of £6 million that aims to create jobs, improve access to nature across the country and increase...

November 1, 2021

Research: Commercial forestry could deliver 269% more climate mitigation

June 22, 2021

MLAs seek Assembly action over NI’s ‘woodland scarcity’

April 15, 2021

Forestry England launches woodland creation scheme for landowners

A new woodland creation scheme from Forestry England, which offers rent to landowners including public bodies, environmental NGOs and farmers,...

March 31, 2021

Forestry director given 11-year ban after fraudulently claiming £635,000

A Birmingham-based forestry director has been issued with an 11-year ban after fraudulently claiming £635,000 in government forestry grants. From...

March 5, 2021

Northern Ireland’s forestry development sector in peril

Restrictions on the importation of young trees from Great Britain (GB) is putting Northern Ireland’s struggling forestry development programme at...

March 2, 2021

Forestry values surge in ‘astonishing’ year for the sector

The forestry market has had an “astonishing year” with competitive bidding seeing average values rise significantly and the total value...

November 25, 2020

Welsh forest locations earmarked as ‘exemplar sites’

Locations across Wales have been earmarked as “exemplar sites” for the National Forest – a connected network of forests which...

November 4, 2020

New Science and Innovation strategy for forestry published

A new Science and Innovation strategy for forestry in Great Britain to support the sector’s long-term future has today (Wednesday,...

October 28, 2020

£2 million fund to grow Scottish forestry and farm businesses

Scottish Forestry is making over £2 million available to tree nurseries, small forestry businesses and farmers to help them gear...

July 14, 2020

Forestry and timber markets face new challenges over the coming years – report

Global supply chains face unprecedented levels of uncertainty from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. This is according to a...

May 16, 2020

UK forestry investment market worth £121 million during 2019 – Savills report

The value of the UK forestry investment market was just over £121 million during the 2019 forest year (October 1,...

May 16, 2020

1,000 saplings planted as part of new DAERA programme

DAERA’s largest ever public tree planting event took place on Monday, March 9, as around 400 school pupils planted 1,000...

March 15, 2020

Significant timber forest with energy developing potential for sale on 5,342ac

Llanbrynmair Forest, one of the largest privately-owned commercial forests in Wales, has been brought to the market by Savills. The 5,342ac...

October 6, 2019

NI farming community urged to have their say on future forest plans

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) and the Forest Service have urged farmers and those in the...

July 2, 2019