tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications from Forestry Commission 2026-06-01T13:30:43+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/drones-take-flight-to-help-restore-peak-district-ravine-woodlands 2026-06-01T13:30:43+01:00 Drones take flight to help restore Peak District ravine woodlands First-of-its-kind drone seed-spreading trial of ravine woodlands launches in the Peak District to tackle ash dieback on hard-to-reach slopes. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/warning-on-oak-processionary-moth-issued-ahead-of-peak-season 2026-06-01T10:00:05+01:00 Warning on oak processionary moth issued ahead of peak season Public and forestry trade vigilance needed as we enter the greatest risk period for oak processionary moth (OPM). tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/case-studies/the-people-behind-plant-health-in-forestry 2026-05-13T09:30:00+01:00 The people behind plant health in forestry Forestry Commission staff with plant health roles share how they contribute to protecting woodlands, forests and green spaces. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/tree-production-grants-reopen-for-applications 2026-05-06T09:30:02+01:00 Tree production grants reopen for applications Up to £6.5 million is available across 2 grants to boost resilience and productivity in domestic tree production. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-commissioners-of-the-forestry-commission-appointed 2026-04-21T11:30:02+01:00 New Commissioners of the Forestry Commission appointed The new Commissioners began their terms on 1 April tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/landowner-ordered-to-pay-highest-ever-illegal-felling-fine 2026-04-02T10:00:03+01:00 Landowner ordered to pay highest ever illegal felling fine A Leicestershire landowner is to pay £268,751 after illegal tree felling tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/sweet-chestnut-blight-outbreak-prompts-swift-action 2026-03-26T12:00:04+00:00 Sweet chestnut blight outbreak prompts swift action New Demarcated Area established in Devon following the first detection of airborne spores in Great Britain since 2011 tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/case-studies/from-grounds-maintenance-to-nature-recovery-ground-controls-journey-to-large-scale-woodland-creation 2026-03-25T12:00:03+00:00 From grounds maintenance to nature recovery: Ground Control’s journey to large scale woodland creation Ground Control's Wildfell project in Essex combines woodland creation and habitat banking across 116 hectares, testing funding routes for nature recovery. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/case-studies/reconnecting-the-past-how-the-landowner-of-racecourse-farm-is-restoring-his-grandfathers-woodland 2026-03-17T12:00:00+00:00 Reconnecting the past: how the landowner of Racecourse Farm is restoring his grandfather’s woodland Landowner restores woodland through the England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO), planting 23,015 native trees to reconnect fragmented habitats and offset carbon. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/tree-disease-restrictions-lifted-across-seven-counties 2026-03-04T12:00:00+00:00 Tree disease restrictions lifted across seven counties Trade restrictions brought in after Phytophthora pluvialis finding to be lifted in seven counties across England tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-routes-into-forestry-careers-as-apprenticeship-schemes-open 2026-02-09T09:30:01+00:00 New routes into forestry careers as apprenticeship schemes open The Forestry Commission marks National Apprenticeship Week with 2 schemes designed to grow the next generation of foresters. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/baroness-barbara-young-of-old-scone-appointed-as-forestry-commission-chair 2026-01-26T11:20:02+00:00 Baroness Barbara Young of Old Scone appointed as Forestry Commission Chair The new Chair will continue to drive the Forestry Commission’s efforts to protect and expand England's trees, woodlands and forests for future generations tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-non-executive-commissioner-to-the-forestry-commission-appointed 2025-12-23T10:00:05+00:00 New Non-Executive Commissioner to the Forestry Commission appointed Paul Brannen appointed for a three-year term tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/a-greener-and-more-prosperous-future-with-new-environmentalimprovementplan 2025-12-01T00:00:00+00:00 A greener and more prosperous future with new Environmental  Improvement Plan  New plan sets course for cleaner rivers and air, as well as more nature and wildlife in England    tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/case-studies/creating-salts-wood-to-benefit-the-local-community 2025-11-28T15:38:35+00:00 Creating Salts Wood to benefit the local community Learn how Salts Wood, a woodland creation site in Kent, benefits the local community and wildlife. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/case-studies/developing-a-carbon-strategy-with-mixed-woodland-at-brook-farm 2025-11-28T15:35:06+00:00 Developing a carbon strategy with mixed woodland at Brook Farm Learn about Brook Farm, an England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) funded woodland creation project in Herefordshire. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/case-studies/converting-marginal-land-into-a-biodiverse-woodland-at-hilley-farm 2025-11-28T15:33:52+00:00 Converting marginal land into a biodiverse woodland at Hilley Farm Learn how Hilley Farm in Shropshire converted marginal land into woodland and the varied benefits it has provided. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/first-graduates-complete-groundbreaking-forestry-apprenticeship 2025-11-28T00:00:00+00:00 First graduates complete groundbreaking forestry apprenticeship 21 apprentices have become the first to graduate from the UK's pioneering degree-level forestry programme. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/case-studies/how-woodland-funding-helped-lowther-estate-to-create-ladybeck-wood 2025-11-26T11:53:12+00:00 How woodland funding helped Lowther Estate to create Ladybeck Wood Read how funding from the Woodland Creation Planning Grant and England Woodland Creation Offer helped to create woodland in Cumbria. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/case-studies/managing-deer-populations-at-kingley-vale-national-nature-reserve 2025-11-18T00:00:00+00:00 Managing deer populations at Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve Read how Natural England are monitoring and managing significant browsing pressure from deer at Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve (NNR) in West Sussex.