Politics
![Steve Reed is Labour's first environment secretary since 2010](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18296513.jpg)
![Steve Reed is Labour's first environment secretary since 2010](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18296513.jpg)
A view from the forest
![Despite being such a vital professional, you won't hear any mention of arboriculture during this general election](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17806915.jpg)
![Despite being such a vital professional, you won't hear any mention of arboriculture during this general election](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17806915.jpg)
The Arborist
![The UK reached a modern-day woodland-creation high last year and that should be celebrated, but ...](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17268163.jpg)
![The UK reached a modern-day woodland-creation high last year and that should be celebrated, but ...](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17268163.jpg)
Latest from the woods
![The UK hit a modern-day planting high in 2024; Alexander Eschlböck-Kumschier of Eschlböck, one of the leading exhibitors at 2024's KWF Tagung](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18244563.jpg)
![The UK hit a modern-day planting high in 2024; Alexander Eschlböck-Kumschier of Eschlböck, one of the leading exhibitors at 2024's KWF Tagung](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18244563.jpg)
Forestry briefing
![Is it a surprise that forestry has fallen down the pecking order?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18237088.jpg)
![Is it a surprise that forestry has fallen down the pecking order?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18237088.jpg)
Letter from the editor
![Sir Ed Davey (left), Sir Keir Starmer (centre), and Rishi Sunak are among those vying for votes](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18237495.jpg)
![Sir Ed Davey (left), Sir Keir Starmer (centre), and Rishi Sunak are among those vying for votes](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18237495.jpg)
General election
![The UK's planting rates unexpectedly reached a modern-day high](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17957103.jpg)
![The UK's planting rates unexpectedly reached a modern-day high](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17957103.jpg)
![The UK's political parties are all vying for votes](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17264874.jpg)
![The UK's political parties are all vying for votes](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17264874.jpg)
A view from the forest
![Labour leader Keir Starmer, widely tipped to become the next prime minister, must prioritise trees and woodland establishment, industry leaders say](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18177752.jpg)
![Labour leader Keir Starmer, widely tipped to become the next prime minister, must prioritise trees and woodland establishment, industry leaders say](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18177752.jpg)
![Labour has said it will create three new national forests in England](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16895415.jpg)
![Labour has said it will create three new national forests in England](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16895415.jpg)
![NI planted just 41 ha of coniferous species (like Sitka spruce) last year](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17978844.jpg)
![NI planted just 41 ha of coniferous species (like Sitka spruce) last year](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17978844.jpg)
![What promises will the party leaders - like Rishi Sunak - make to forestry?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18157545.jpg)
![What promises will the party leaders - like Rishi Sunak - make to forestry?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18157545.jpg)
A view from the forest
![Ips poses a particular threat to spruce trees](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18161170.jpg)
![Ips poses a particular threat to spruce trees](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18161170.jpg)
![Will Rishi Sunak keep the keys to Number 10?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18138352.jpg)
![Will Rishi Sunak keep the keys to Number 10?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18138352.jpg)
![The original law change left many foresters furious](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18133424.jpg)
![The original law change left many foresters furious](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18133424.jpg)
![The Woodland Trust report shows A9 reservation is at the heart of rewilding in Scotland.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18130802.jpg)
![The Woodland Trust report shows A9 reservation is at the heart of rewilding in Scotland.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18130802.jpg)
![Left to right: Lord Colgrain: Trudy Harrison MP; Stuart Goodall, Confor: the Earl of Caithness; Lord Clark of Windermere.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18130963.jpg)
![Left to right: Lord Colgrain: Trudy Harrison MP; Stuart Goodall, Confor: the Earl of Caithness; Lord Clark of Windermere.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18130963.jpg)
Government
![Toby Perkins (centre left in orange vest) met with a wide range of forestry professionals during his visit](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18121172.jpg)
![Toby Perkins (centre left in orange vest) met with a wide range of forestry professionals during his visit](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18121172.jpg)
![Mr Sunak, who has been Prime Minister since October 2022, has called the election after months of speculation about its date.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13509331.jpg)
![Mr Sunak, who has been Prime Minister since October 2022, has called the election after months of speculation about its date.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13509331.jpg)
![Jamie McIntyre has had his say on the wood-burning stove ban in Scottish new-builds](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18078763.jpg)
![Jamie McIntyre has had his say on the wood-burning stove ban in Scottish new-builds](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18078763.jpg)
Voices of Forestry
![John Swinney is Scotland's new first minister - but will anything change for forestry?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18066200.jpg)
![John Swinney is Scotland's new first minister - but will anything change for forestry?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18066200.jpg)
Latest from the woods
![Swinney urged to overturn 'deeply damaging' ban on wood burning stoves](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18044327.jpg)
![Swinney urged to overturn 'deeply damaging' ban on wood burning stoves](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18044327.jpg)
Exclusive
![Species like Sitka spruce are key to Scotland's timber industry, but plantations often face fierce opposition](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17978844.jpg)
![Species like Sitka spruce are key to Scotland's timber industry, but plantations often face fierce opposition](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17978844.jpg)
![The war of words over the report shows no signs of abating](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17166058.jpg)
![The war of words over the report shows no signs of abating](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17166058.jpg)
![While some farmers have focused on the tree-planting issue, others say it is a lot more complicated than that.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17983014.jpg)
![While some farmers have focused on the tree-planting issue, others say it is a lot more complicated than that.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17983014.jpg)
Tree planting
![The pledge has been welcomed by the CLA](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18028696.jpg)
![The pledge has been welcomed by the CLA](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18028696.jpg)
![Measures have already been taken in England to eradicate Ips typographus](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17973159.jpg)
![Measures have already been taken in England to eradicate Ips typographus](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17973159.jpg)
Tree pests
![The TreeStory team provided an overview of the FSC’s Ecosystem Services Procedure.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17972990.jpg)
![The TreeStory team provided an overview of the FSC’s Ecosystem Services Procedure.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17972990.jpg)
Conference
![The decision comes amid ongoing concern over cuts to the woodland-creation budget in Scotland](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17268163.jpg)
![The decision comes amid ongoing concern over cuts to the woodland-creation budget in Scotland](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17268163.jpg)
![Minister apologises as Scottish Government abandons key climate pledge](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17983561.jpg)
![Minister apologises as Scottish Government abandons key climate pledge](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17983561.jpg)
![Former forestry minister, Màiri McAllan, will announce the changes today](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17787401.jpg)
![Former forestry minister, Màiri McAllan, will announce the changes today](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17787401.jpg)
![Is there a species more criticised than Sitka spruce?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17978844.jpg)
![Is there a species more criticised than Sitka spruce?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17978844.jpg)
A view from the forest
![Sector Lead Caroline Millar said policy implications could have been better communicated](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17974697.jpg)
![Sector Lead Caroline Millar said policy implications could have been better communicated](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17974697.jpg)
![Scottish Government to review 'woolly' new rules on wood-burning stoves](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16149758.jpg)
![Scottish Government to review 'woolly' new rules on wood-burning stoves](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16149758.jpg)
Exclusive
![All employed forestry workers in Wales are now entitled to the Agricultural Minimum Wage](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17956695.jpg)
![All employed forestry workers in Wales are now entitled to the Agricultural Minimum Wage](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17956695.jpg)
![While there will be some exceptions, as a rule wood-burning stoves will be banned in newbuilds](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17750480.jpg)
![While there will be some exceptions, as a rule wood-burning stoves will be banned in newbuilds](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17750480.jpg)
A view from the forest
![Wood burning stoves in new builds banned after surprise Scottish Government 'u-turn'](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17752310.jpg)
![Wood burning stoves in new builds banned after surprise Scottish Government 'u-turn'](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17752310.jpg)
Updated
![Dr McKay has been reappointed to the role she has held since 2020](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17683204.jpg)
![Dr McKay has been reappointed to the role she has held since 2020](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17683204.jpg)
![Co-author Tom Barnes launched the strategy last year](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17531039.jpg)
![Co-author Tom Barnes launched the strategy last year](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17531039.jpg)
Letters
![Professor Ian Wall chaired the group behind the report](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17903361.jpg)
![Professor Ian Wall chaired the group behind the report](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17903361.jpg)
Forestry briefing
![The Environmental Audit Committee said ministers risk sending ‘mixed messages’ with its approach to deforestation rules (](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17621599.jpg)
![The Environmental Audit Committee said ministers risk sending ‘mixed messages’ with its approach to deforestation rules (](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17621599.jpg)
![Huw Irranca-Davies takes on the crucial role at an important time](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17888352.jpg)
![Huw Irranca-Davies takes on the crucial role at an important time](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17888352.jpg)
![Scotland's plummeting woodland creation rates were singled out for criticism in the report](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17878275.jpg)
![Scotland's plummeting woodland creation rates were singled out for criticism in the report](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17878275.jpg)
![Non-native species such as Sitka spruce are widely grown by Coillte](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17874273.jpg)
![Non-native species such as Sitka spruce are widely grown by Coillte](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17874273.jpg)
![The maximum rate per hectare available will increase from £8,000 to £11,600](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17871944.jpg)
![The maximum rate per hectare available will increase from £8,000 to £11,600](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17871944.jpg)
![Land campaigners call for 10 per cent of Scotland to be community owned by 2030](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17045167.jpg)
![Land campaigners call for 10 per cent of Scotland to be community owned by 2030](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17045167.jpg)
![The FPG conference provided forestry professionals with plenty of food for thought](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17861075.jpg)
![The FPG conference provided forestry professionals with plenty of food for thought](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17861075.jpg)
Latest from the woods
![AGP will now apply to the Woodland Creation Offer in England](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17264874.jpg)
![AGP will now apply to the Woodland Creation Offer in England](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17264874.jpg)
![The report considered the future of public money for forestry](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17679531.jpg)
![The report considered the future of public money for forestry](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17679531.jpg)
![The report concluded all commercial conifer plantations should lose access to public cash](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16578414.jpg)
![The report concluded all commercial conifer plantations should lose access to public cash](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16578414.jpg)
Latest from the woods
![The report argued public money should instead be spent on other types of planting](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17805546.jpg)
![The report argued public money should instead be spent on other types of planting](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17805546.jpg)
![The budget cut has been widely condemned by Scotland's forestry sector](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17417553.jpg)
![The budget cut has been widely condemned by Scotland's forestry sector](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17417553.jpg)
A view from the forest
![Welsh rural affairs secretary Lesley Griffiths says changes will be made to the sustainable farming scheme](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16527513.jpg)
![Welsh rural affairs secretary Lesley Griffiths says changes will be made to the sustainable farming scheme](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16527513.jpg)
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