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Professional forester. Passionate about trees, forests and timber. Advocating productive forests for people, nature and the economy 🌲πŸͺ΅

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Forestry & Timber News spotlights research on overreliance on imported wood

Major new study published in Confor’s June/July issue of Nature Communications β€” led by researchers at Bangor Uni and Uni Galway and in collaboration with Woodknowledge Wales: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

23.06.2025 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looks like plantations on both sides of the track - Beech and possibly Western Hemlock.
If the conifers were thinned and the "hairy" trees brashed along the trackside, there would probably be bluebells there too.

23.06.2025 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If we want more lower carbon homes built this way, then we need more well managed forests to grow the timber & fibre. 🌲

31.05.2025 06:32 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Not the best application for quality #homegrown C16 graded #spruce, but commendable to the cafΓ© for sticking by its #values and sourcing locally!

More UK #timber in the #built #environment please!

28.05.2025 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If you go down to the #woods today… no surprises here: #sustainable #timber #harvesting of #homegrown #conifer #trees 🌲πŸͺ΅

27.05.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Recently the Forestry Commission asked me to write a blog as part of their Trees to Timber campaign. I was happy to do so and it has now been posted and can be read here: forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk/2025/05/20/t...

21.05.2025 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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