tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications 2026-05-13T09:30:00+01:00 HM Government 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/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/uk-and-the-solomon-islands-sign-mou-on-forest-governance 2026-04-02T06:10:30+01:00 UK and the Solomon Islands sign MoU on forest governance The Solomon Islands government and the United Kingdom have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) formalising their partnership on forest governance under the UK-funded FGMC programme. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/competition-to-launch-national-forest-in-ox-cam-growth-corridor 2026-03-25T18:23:16+00:00 Competition to launch national forest in Ox-Cam Growth Corridor The government has launched a competition to help deliver a second new national forest, as search begins for a location for a third 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/news/spring-awakens-at-wealden-heaths-national-nature-reserve 2026-03-20T15:15:03+00:00 Spring awakens at Wealden Heaths National Nature Reserve Part of the King's Series, establishing 25 new National Nature Reserves by 2028. Surrey's National Nature Reserve home to rare ground-nesting birds this spring 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/englands-largest-land-manager-to-help-home-grown-clean-energy 2026-02-28T00:01:01+00:00 England's largest land manager to help home-grown clean energy Consumers are set to benefit from more home-grown clean energy, with an increased number of renewable projects to be enabled on the public forest estate tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-measures-to-help-woodlands-through-improved-deer-management 2026-02-20T10:01:00+00:00 New measures to help woodlands through improved deer management One-third of England's woodlands now estimated to be damaged by deer, with urgent action needed to protect trees and wildlife 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/new-national-forest-in-the-oxcam-corridor-moves-a-step-closer 2026-01-12T12:32:55+00:00 New national forest in the OxCam Corridor moves a step closer Bids must be able to demonstrate they have the capacity, experience, and knowledge to deliver a new national forest 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. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/case-studies/ingleborough-national-nature-reserve-trials-different-methods-to-protect-against-sheep-and-deer-grazing 2025-11-11T09:00:05+00:00 Ingleborough National Nature Reserve trials different methods to protect against sheep and deer grazing Read how Ingleborough National Nature Reserve (NNR) trialled different tree protection methods to minimise impacts from sheep and deer grazing to support woodland regeneration.