Latest Guidance on Planting Juniper 12 October 2022 Phytophthora austrocedri (P. austrocedri) is an aggressive, fungus-like pathogen which infects juniper and cypress trees, causing dieback and tree death. Common juniper (Juniperus communis) is an… Read more
Free drop-in woodland management advice 3 October 2022 Come and chat to us this Thursday! Lochlan and Graham are running free drop-in woodland management advice sessions at the NWA J36 Auction Centre. You'll find them on the right hand side on your way… Read more
£44.2 million in funding for Community Forests 23 September 2022 Last month DEFRA announced further support for woodland creation with £44.2 million in funding for Community Forests and woodland creation partners. This boosts and further supports the work of… Read more
Meet Graham, Our New Forester 28 July 2022 Our team is expanding, with more great people joining Cumbria Woodlands over the coming weeks and months. We caught up with Graham, our latest addition to find out more about him, his route into… Read more
500k Boost to Cumbria's Woodlands 30 May 2022 Woodland Futures is a partnership project being delivered by the Lake District Foundation and Cumbria Woodlands. It will receive £499,800 from the Trees Call to Action Fund. Woodland Futures is one… Read more
Working Class Heroes 18 May 2022 We've been working with Working Class Heroes on woodland restoration at Haverthwaite Heights in the South Lakes. Through 1% For The Planet, we are able to work with businesses looking to invest time,… Read more
Woods Into Management Course now Online! 16 March 2022 Following the huge success of our Woods Into Management Course which we ran last year live on YouTube, we are pleased to announce that the course is now hosted on Canopy Learning and is open for… Read more
Put Down Roots Campaign Launched 25 January 2022 Defra has today launched their new Put Down Roots Campaign, encouraging landowners and farmer to engage with woodland creation. Summary- New drive to encourage farmers and landowners to create new… Read more
A New Era For Training In The Forestry Sector 9 December 2021 Cumbria Woodlands are very excited to announce the launch of our brand new online learning platform Canopy Learning. Building on the success of our previous online courses we are bringing it all… Read more
EWCO Update 17 November 2021 Good news for those with Environmental Stewardship (ES) agreements who are looking to plant trees! It is now possible to plant trees without the recovery of ES payments. This is important news,… Read more
"Landmark £15 million woodland creation grant opens for applications" 9 June 2021 This is Big News! "Landmark £15 million woodland creation grant opens for applications" “Great to see the new suite of planting grants with significantly higher levels launched today that makes… Read more
England Tree Action Plan Published 19 May 2021 "Government has published new tree and peat action plans that will help us tackle climate change, protect and restore our trees and reach net zero by 2050." Cumbria Woodlands welcomes the launch this… Read more