Misconceptions: Reforestation is taking valuable land from farming
The media is perpetuating a story of greed and resultant loss of vital food growing resources in the UK. The latest is from our Chair who tackles this misconception. Read on!
Articles
A case study in planting small holdings
This is a case study about Peter - a smallholder in rural west Wales - and how Protect Earth was able to help Peter bring his goal of increasing biodiversity on his seven acres to life.
Misconception: Planting in straight lines is lazy or bad
Planting in straight lines is neither lazy or bad. Instead, sometimes it’s a requirement in order to successfully be awarded grants or other funding. Ultimately, given enough time, woodlands will beha
Goytre Wood Update – Summer 2023
Steve the Ecologist recently undertook a few visitations to Goytre Wood in Powys. Many woodland birds were on hand to welcome him. Read more about which birds were there and new birds visiting Goytre
Diweddariad Goetre Wood – Haf 2023
Yn ddiweddar bu Steve yr Ecolegydd ar ychydig o ymweliadau â Goetre Wood ym Mhowys. Roedd llawer o adar y coetir wrth law i'w groesawu. Darllenwch fwy am ba adar oedd yno ac adar newydd yn ymweld â Ch
Protect Earth are Fundraising to protect Blackswarth Road Wood, Bristol
Protect Earth is on a mission to secure £40,000 to acquire Blackswarth Road Wood, a Site of Nature Conservation Interest in Bristol city.
Pantpurlais wildflower meadow update
Wildflower meadows are beautiful - many a poem has been written about and in these places. Beautiful as they are, they are hives of life! Any number of vital species of insects can claim home in these
Protect Earth's work in 2022/23 at High Wood
Protect Earth took over the management of High Wood in 2022. This woodland is a surviving ancient temperate rainforest, and we aim to develop the space so it can continue being a very special type o
Carmageddon - how we're paying for bad automotive karma
Cars, cars, cars! What’s the consequence of all these tonnes of steel? A complete societal transformation that has had dire consequences with history repeating itself by having more dire consequences
Protect Earth's High Wood Open Day
A big part of our success is seeing local communities embrace our woodland restoration projects. High Wood Family Fun Day was a huge success where we proudly showed what’s been done and what’s to come
Biodiversity - what it is and why it's so important to achieve
Trees do great things. But, with 36% of the UK’s wooded areas being non-native conifer trees - the benefits of these trees is very limited. Biodiverse woodlands and areas are homes that bring a range
The difficulties and benefits of wildflower meadow creation
Wildflower meadows develop into incredibly diverse ecosystems that are incredibly fulfilling to manage. But, they are also time consuming to develop. Learn more and how you can develop a wildflower me
Misconception: "Rewilding" is better than tree planting
Natural colonisation or tree-planting? They’re not mutually exclusive, but are friends in the same tool kit to grow and create green spaces.
Cherry Laurel may not be the best choice for your garden and here’s why
Cherry Laurel is an all year long green shrub that grows easily everywhere. A lot of pros for low maintenance plants. But, it’s not all good with Cherry Laurel. Read on to discover the downsides…
Goytre Wood, Powys proposal
Goytre Wood is a 70 acre woodland Protect Earth have acquired in Powys, Wales. This is tremendously exciting for us to set out a plan bringing real, beneficial change to this woodland. In this piece,
Cynnig Goetre Wood
Mae Goetre Wood yn goetir 70 erw y mae Protect Earth wedi'i gaffael ym Mhowys, Cymru. Mae hyn yn hynod gyffrous i ni allu gosod cynllun sy'n dod â newid gwirioneddol, buddiol i'r coetir hwn. Yn y darn
The Lost Rainforests of Britain
Guy Shrubsole - researcher, writer, and environmentalist - has just released *The Lost Rainforests of Britain*, his account of discovering Britain’s rainforests. Take a look at the book with us!
Misconception: Trees are planted "too close together"
How closely together should trees be planted? What’s the optimal balance between guaranteeing a healthy forest and a healthy return (if planting for profit)? While there are some general guides, as us
The UK government's downsized forest goals
The climate crisis is upon us. We’re told daily of this fact everywhere we look. And one solution we see to fight climate change is to plant trees. Yet, the UK government has reduced its tree planting
Triumph as temperate rainforest restoration project gets the go ahead
Protect Earth have managed to gain permission to plant native-only trees at our woods outside of Liskeard, Cornwall. This is BIG as we previously would have been required to plant non-native species t
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