Industry News

New Environmental Policy Paper Published for Farmers

Environmental Land Management Schemes (ELMS) roll-out with new sets of paid actions to support food production and environmentally responsible farming.

New Climate Change Hub from Forest Research

The Climate Change Hub from Forest Research is a new one-stop shop that centralises and distils the latest adaptation information.

New west coast contract promotes timber transport by sea

A new £2.6 million contract to move thousands of tonnes of timber by sea, instead of by road, aims to continue the Scottish Government’s commitment to help decarbonise the forestry sector.

Tilhill sponsors Royal Forestry Society Best of the Best in Woodlands

Tilhill were proud sponsors of four special woods and two educational programmes named by the Royal Forestry Society (RFS) as the Best of the Best in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. 

Scotland congratulated on planting season achievements

Scotland has achieved nearly 80% of the yearly woodland creation target, despite the main planting season being badly affected by a run of winter storms. A total of 10,480 ha of new woodland was created in Scotland, with 42% being native species.

National Forest for Wales Funding Announcement

The Woodland Investment Grant: The scheme is once again open to landowners and managers, including not-for-profit organisations. It will provide support for people to create new woodlands and/or enhance and expand existing woodlands, in accordance with the UK Forestry Standard.

New guide for forest managers to help adapt woodlands for climate change

A new guide setting out how landowners and managers can adapt their woodlands in the face of climate change

Tree Planting is Urgently Needed to Avoid UK Facing Crisis in Wood Supply

Forestry and wood trade body, Confor, is warning that the UK faces declining supplies of home grown wood in the near future due to lack of productive tree planting.

Synthetic Beetle Pheromone Could Help Ash Tree Devastation

A Chemistry student at the University of Chester has been working with industry leader International Pheromone Systems to meet the challenge of producing a ‘matchmaking’ synthetic pheromone for monitoring and managing an insect responsible for the global destruction of millions of trees.

Government unveils plans to restore 300,000 hectares of habitat across England

The Government has unveiled the next stages of its plan to reward farmers and landowners for actions which benefit the environment, supporting sustainable food production alongside vital nature recovery and work towards net zero.

Scotland’s ‘Tree Oscars’ Back with Renewed Climate Focus

The premier awards for forests and woods in Scotland are back for 2022 after a highly successful 2021 saw winners ranging from a tiny nursery school to the country’s largest landowner

Timber movement restrictions in place over tree disease

Woodland managers and landowners around Loch Carron and the north of Kyle of Lochalsh are being advised on new measures affecting the movement of timber.

The new restrictions have been put in place because the tree disease Phytophthora Pluvialis has been found in the area.