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To manage or not to manage
In almost every commentary on English woodland produced recently, it is stated that we need to bring more woodland into management. This presupposes that we know what “management” means and what we would get as a result. “Coppice” they say; … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient semi natural woodland, Conservation, Forestry management
Tagged coppice, how, intervention, light, manage, shade, species, sustainable, woodland management, woodland trust, woods
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Space to breathe – trees and urban air quality
A report on Trees and Urban Air Quality released by the Woodland Trust today, and produced in cooperation with Lancaster University and the University of Birmingham, shows that despite air quality in the UK improving in recent decades, there remain … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Pollution, Urban
Tagged air, asthma, british lung foundation, child, city, cooling, corridor, costs, green, green space, Health, hotspot, lancaster university, lung disease, plant, pollutant, pollution, quality, shade, Street trees, temperature, town, tree, university of birmingham, urban
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Austin’s blog: Back to my roots…?
Spring often feels like the right time for new challenges and a fresh look at the world – and now it’s beginning to feel a bit like spring, for once, I feel that I am comfortably in-step with a sense … Continue reading
Posted in Austin's blog, Conservation
Tagged air quality, austin, brady, carbon, Climate Change, conservation, ecosystem services, environmental, flooding, fragmentation, Government, green, habitat, head, isolation, organisation, policy, recreation, shade, spring, tree, water, wildlife, wood, woodland trust
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