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Bespoke CPD
With the current COVID-19 restrictions we do not have any upcoming events scheduled. We are looking to prepare a programme of webinars in the New Year, and further details will be published on this webpage in due course. In the meantime if you would be interested in...
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Woodfuel – We need to keep making the case!
It is very sad and slightly depressing reading articles that continue to grace the pages of even our top newspapers around the subject of Woodfuel. Last week saw the confirmation that Woodsure have been appointed by Defra to run the Ready to Burn certification scheme...
Countryside Stewardship now open for applications
On 9 February 2021 Countryside Stewardship grants opened for new applications including: mid-tier higher- tier wildlife offers capital grants (including hedgerow and boundary items as this is no longer a separate grant) woodland support (creation, management plan,...
Time to Talk Day – 4th February 2021
It's 'Time to Talk Day today' and more so than ever it is important that we keep talking and continue to support each other through these challenging times and beyond. As part of the Time to Change Campaign, a pledge that we officially signed up to in November 2017,...
An update from Lockhart Garratt – January 2021
We are delighted to present our latest newsletter, this month focusing on the release of our new Biodiversity Net Gain guidance note. Other features also included are: How carrying out winter ecology surveys can help all year round; An update on woodland creation and...
Biodiversity Net Gain: New Lockhart Garratt guidance now available
Within previous editions of our newsletters we have sought to keep you updated on the emerging position in relation to both Biodiversity Net Gain and the wider aspiration of Environmental Net Gain. For those of you who missed our excellent Webinar on “Making sense of...
Woodland Creation & Maintenance Grant Update
The updated Woodland Creation and Maintenance Grant opens on 9 February 2021. The payment rates for the grant remain the same, but the application process for the maintenance element of this grant is different. For creation of new woodland through the Countryside...
Assessing the impact of Covid-19 on residential landscape design
Richard Fox, Principal Landscape Architect and Head of Services for Lockhart Garratt’s Oxfordshire office looks at the impact of Covid-19 on residential landscape design. 2020 may be behind us, but with a new lockdown initiated there appears to be little respite from...
Welcome Andras & Luke
We are delighted to introduce you to our newest recruits, Andras Nagy and Luke Rowland.Andras joins our Northamptonshire office as a CAD/GIS Technician with specialisms including surveying, GIS/mapping and spatial data analysis. Luke joins our Oxfordshire office as...
Getting ahead on Ecology – How carrying out winter surveys can help all year round
Many of us will no doubt be thinking about diversification and development projects that we are planning to take forward this year and will be fully focussed on the planning, budgets, design and future revenue streams. However, even with all the current focus on the...
Appointment of a part-time forestry supervisor (self-employed)
Employee / Location: Morton Hall Estate, Ranby, Retford, Nottinghamshire Background The Morton Hall Estate is located between Retford and Worksop on the edge of the Dukeries region of north Nottinghamshire. The woodlands cover about 75 ha and comprise two main...