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Ash dieback is predicted to cost £15 billion in Britain

A team of researchers including the Woodland Trust has calculated the true economic cost of ash dieback. The predictions are staggering, including the estimated total cost of ash dieback to the UK.

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COP26 sees countries pledge global declaration on forests – but what does this mean to the UK?

The UK is part of a new global declaration on forests announced at COP26. But what does this mean in terms of action on the loss of UK woods and trees?

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UK needs 50 million new trees per year to hit net zero carbon emissions by 2050

The Committee on Climate Change’s report published today outlines the stark increase in woodland expansion needed to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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How to attract birds to your garden

Find out how to attract a range of different bird species to your garden with our top tips. 

Hannah Vickers  •  22 Jul 2020

Trees woods and wildlife

Sycamore

Familiar, romantic, sticky. Sycamore might have been introduced by the Romans or in the 1500s. Since then, it’s colonised woodland, becoming a source of food and shelter for wildlife including aphids that leave behind their tacky honeydew.