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05/01/2016
UPDATE: The appeal guidance has been amended, to take out references to the spirit of the Town and Country Planning Rules for Hearings and Inquiries.
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04/01/2016
New research has prompted scientists to call policymakers to plant more trees alongside upland rivers and streams, in an effort to save their habitats from the future harm of climate change.
21/12/2015
Government approval has today been granted to two brand new Trailblazer apprenticeship standards which are set to benefit employers in the forestry and arboriculture sector.
18/12/2015
The aim of this conference is to reposition the relationships between city and landscape, as reflected in the practice and academia of various disciplines. To this end, we seek to revisit the...
09/12/2015
In our communication 25th November we advised members that the AA is in discussion with the ISA.
03/12/2015
As someone with responsibilities regarding the management of trees directly or indirectly, you are being approached to participate in a survey, commissioned by Defra, to understand the current...
25/11/2015
Following the disbanding of the ISA UK & Ireland Chapter (UK&I) earlier this year, the ISA undertook a survey of its membership within the United Kingdom and Ireland...
05/11/2015
Confor has joined forces with The Woodland Trust to urge the Government to raise its ambitions and ensure tens of millions more trees are planted in England for the lifetime of...
02/11/2015
All UK bats and their roosts are protected by the law – If you manage trees or woodland you must meet your legal obligations to consider bats and avoiding killing, injuring or disturbing bats...
An oak tree planted in Glasgow in 1918 as a tribute to the struggle faced by Glasgow’s suffragettes has won the Scottish Tree of the Year competition.