Defra have launched a new consultation on protecting hedgerows. The consultation seeks views on the best way to maintain and improve existing environmental protections around hedgerows, as well as inform Defra’s approach to enforcement. It seeks views on where Defra...
In the early years of his career Chris worked as a junior foreman at Hilliers Nursery. In 1986 he embarked on his career as Lecturer in Horticulture at Sparsholt College where he continues to inspire students today. Chris has a lifelong interest in plants, and has...
Abnormal, extreme, and unprecedented. Just three words that have been repeatedly used to describe the high temperatures of summer 2023, and the presence of El Niño means that forecasts are for much hotter weather to come. Settled conditions thanks to high...
Citizen science groups and volunteers, engaged through local urban forest volunteer schemes, will play a significant role in a new study of the West Midlands Urban Forest. The study, commissioned by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), will investigate and...
The Government has launched a new £25 million Species Survival Fund to help drive action to halt the decline in species. The new funding will support projects with grants of up to £3 million to tackle habitat loss, safeguard our fragile ecosystems and create...
