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After many years of talking about it a small group of us are finally getting started on The much needed National Timber Strategy for England. More details at the ⁦Confor⁩ December conference.

What is blocking the creation of productive woodlands in England? #NWSE ⁦Confor⁩

Thank you all. Thoroughly interesting and useful chat. I hope you will permit me to ask more basic questions over the next few months as I work on the Strategy.

Renewable energy from a renewable material. Wind turbines made entirely of wood. electrek.co/2022/11/16/win…

Let’s be clear that the reason for planting conifers is to produce timber. It is not to compete with native broadleaf and rewinding to create the most biodiverse landscape. Honesty here will focus the debate on the various benefits that different types of woodland can offer.

I am at the Confor conference today to launch the National Wood Strategy for England #NWSE . The purpose? To put productivity back on the top table of policy priorities. Grown in Britain Forestry Commission Forestry England RoyalForestrySociety Institute of Chartered Foresters

Why should we plant more trees? Our new film asked experts @riverford, National Trust, Sylva Foundation Dorset Wildlife Trust, Hillyfield Call of the Forest and more... why we desperately need more trees. youtu.be/lFREO94UQGo

Check out the preview for our latest film in the Wood For The Trees series. It’s all about ‘Why Should We Plant More Trees’ youtu.be/R970Z2-ZLUc via YouTube

For anyone who likes trees more than football I would like to recommend some alternative viewing for this afternoon. ‘Why We Need More Trees’ youtu.be/lFREO94UQGo via YouTube

If you are interested in the future of productive forestry in England please check out the new Strategy proposal. We are taking comments until 11th Jan. confor.org.uk/media/3424560/…

Does anyone know whether carbon emission / sink data used for these reports includes that stored in timber products? - fern.org/publications-i…

Good work Future Trees Trust team.

‘Virtually all carbon dioxide removal happening now comes from managed forests.’ - Given that 50% of private woodlands in England are not managed we have significant room for improvement without planting another tree. carbonbrief.org/guest-post-the…

Climate literacy is in short supply. Courses like this are a great addition but all pupils and students should be leaving with a basic understanding of what is happening and why. I would like to see climate literacy become a core subject. theguardian.com/environment/20…

I am looking forward to making the case for Brimstone which has been shortlisted in the Product category. 🤞All votes are very welcome.

Question - Have businesses had experience of trying to install commercial PV and had the capacity to generate renewable energy limited by the network operator? There seems to be a lot of interest from business but a worrying lack of interest from the operators.

Is mass timber to massive to survive future global wood shortages? An interesting series of articles. dezeen.com/timber-revolut…

I have been very quiet over the last year because of this 👇. A strategy for wood and woodlands in England. The writing is done. Now time for action. nationalwoodstrategy.co.uk