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It’s the responsibility of Wakehurt’s arb team to care for the second-tallest living Christmas tree in the UK – among many others. So what have they been up to in the approach to the festive season?
FULL FEATURE: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/features/for...
FULL FEATURE: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/features/for...
December 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
It’s the responsibility of Wakehurt’s arb team to care for the second-tallest living Christmas tree in the UK – among many others. So what have they been up to in the approach to the festive season?
FULL FEATURE: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/features/for...
FULL FEATURE: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/features/for...
MP launches bid to create 'culturally significant trees' register
December 23, 2025 at 10:50 AM
MP launches bid to create 'culturally significant trees' register
Tales from around the rubber trees: This time, I wasn't to blame for the disaster
December 23, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Tales from around the rubber trees: This time, I wasn't to blame for the disaster
VOICE: The cost had stopped me buying a horizontal sawmill. Until now.
December 23, 2025 at 10:45 AM
VOICE: The cost had stopped me buying a horizontal sawmill. Until now.
The painstaking task of preparing UK's second-tallest living Christmas tree
December 23, 2025 at 10:42 AM
The painstaking task of preparing UK's second-tallest living Christmas tree
Sandi Toksvig, Emma Dow, and Alstor's 840 Pro: FJ's top features in 2025
December 23, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Sandi Toksvig, Emma Dow, and Alstor's 840 Pro: FJ's top features in 2025
Haulier's collapse, Alstor demos, and the Sycamore Gap: FJ's 10 most-read in 2025
December 23, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Haulier's collapse, Alstor demos, and the Sycamore Gap: FJ's 10 most-read in 2025
Charity facing 'woodland crisis' as trees increasingly hit by diseases
December 23, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Charity facing 'woodland crisis' as trees increasingly hit by diseases
First look at next generation of popular Uniforest firewood splitter
December 23, 2025 at 9:30 AM
First look at next generation of popular Uniforest firewood splitter
"Husqvarna has moved the game forward with this saw. That’s not an overstatement."
FULL REVIEW: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/news/2571074...
FULL REVIEW: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/news/2571074...
December 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
"Husqvarna has moved the game forward with this saw. That’s not an overstatement."
FULL REVIEW: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/news/2571074...
FULL REVIEW: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/news/2571074...
“People are looking for symmetry, not too dense, not too wide, just a nice, well-balanced tree.”
FULL FEATURE: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/features/for...
FULL FEATURE: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/features/for...
December 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
“People are looking for symmetry, not too dense, not too wide, just a nice, well-balanced tree.”
FULL FEATURE: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/features/for...
FULL FEATURE: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/features/for...
“By removing them to become Christmas trees, we’re opening these areas up, which is good for conservation, wildlife and deer control."
FULL FEATURE: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/features/for...
FULL FEATURE: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/features/for...
December 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
“By removing them to become Christmas trees, we’re opening these areas up, which is good for conservation, wildlife and deer control."
FULL FEATURE: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/features/for...
FULL FEATURE: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/features/for...
What it's like to grown UK's best Christmas tree (from those who did it)
December 22, 2025 at 11:24 AM
What it's like to grown UK's best Christmas tree (from those who did it)
FLS welcomes latest apprentices into full-time posts
December 22, 2025 at 11:22 AM
FLS welcomes latest apprentices into full-time posts
Both join from leading roles at Euroforest Silviculture.
FULL STORY: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/news/2570815...
FULL STORY: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/news/2570815...
December 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Both join from leading roles at Euroforest Silviculture.
FULL STORY: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/news/2570815...
FULL STORY: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/news/2570815...
"The launch of this project is an important step to enable forward planning." 🌳
FULL STORY: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/news/2570136...
FULL STORY: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/news/2570136...
December 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"The launch of this project is an important step to enable forward planning." 🌳
FULL STORY: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/news/2570136...
FULL STORY: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/news/2570136...
However, the agreement will still herald the demise of the Kesla brand on woodchippers.
FULL STORY: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/news/2571052...
FULL STORY: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/news/2571052...
December 19, 2025 at 2:32 PM
However, the agreement will still herald the demise of the Kesla brand on woodchippers.
FULL STORY: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/news/2571052...
FULL STORY: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/news/2571052...
Anyone who has ever attended a primary school nativity will know of the Three Wise Men. But what do you know about the trees that provided their three gifts for the baby Jesus?
Thankfully, Dr John Jackson was on hand in 2022 to explain all.
FULL FEATURE: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/features/for...
Thankfully, Dr John Jackson was on hand in 2022 to explain all.
FULL FEATURE: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/features/for...
December 19, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Anyone who has ever attended a primary school nativity will know of the Three Wise Men. But what do you know about the trees that provided their three gifts for the baby Jesus?
Thankfully, Dr John Jackson was on hand in 2022 to explain all.
FULL FEATURE: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/features/for...
Thankfully, Dr John Jackson was on hand in 2022 to explain all.
FULL FEATURE: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/features/for...
Now that's what you call a Christmas tree 🎄🤯
This giant redwood, found in Northumberland, has officially been declared the world's tallest.
Standing at 147 feet, it is now more than twice as high as the Angel of the North.
📸 National Trust
This giant redwood, found in Northumberland, has officially been declared the world's tallest.
Standing at 147 feet, it is now more than twice as high as the Angel of the North.
📸 National Trust
December 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Now that's what you call a Christmas tree 🎄🤯
This giant redwood, found in Northumberland, has officially been declared the world's tallest.
Standing at 147 feet, it is now more than twice as high as the Angel of the North.
📸 National Trust
This giant redwood, found in Northumberland, has officially been declared the world's tallest.
Standing at 147 feet, it is now more than twice as high as the Angel of the North.
📸 National Trust
Kesla woodchipper range 'saved' after deal struck to sell product rights
December 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Kesla woodchipper range 'saved' after deal struck to sell product rights
Wood-burning stove manufacturer 'ignored' 2021 safety warning that led to injury
December 19, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Wood-burning stove manufacturer 'ignored' 2021 safety warning that led to injury
‘Blocky species mixes could benefit Sitka spruce woodlands’
December 19, 2025 at 8:15 AM
‘Blocky species mixes could benefit Sitka spruce woodlands’
Forestry strategy reaches €250m in first close
December 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Forestry strategy reaches €250m in first close
Timber import levels continue to trail 2024, research finds
December 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Timber import levels continue to trail 2024, research finds
Planting of first new national forest in decades starts
December 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Planting of first new national forest in decades starts