#30DAYSWILD ON THE TRAINING ESTATE IN NORTHERN IRELAND
To support the Wildlife Trust’s #30dayswild campaign, the Conservation Officer at Ulster Wildlife highlights the wonderful species that call Ballykinler and Magilligan home.
PROTECTING THE FUTURE OF ASH TREES ON SALISBURY PLAIN
Ash Dieback, a serious fungal disease affecting ash trees across the country, has infected many of the woodlands on the Salisbury Plain Training Area. To protect the future of uninfected ash trees, Landmarc is working with the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) to carry out a tree-felling clearance scheme to remove infected trees.
LANDMARC RENEWS MEMBERSHIP WITH THE FOREST INDUSTRY SAFETY ACCORD (FISA)
We have renewed our membership with FISA for a further 12 months, confirming our continued commitment to raising standards of health, safety and welfare in the forestry industry.
CELEBRATING THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FORESTS
Today is the International Day of Forests, a day renowned worldwide to celebrate our planet’s forests and trees. It underscores the importance of education at all levels in achieving sustainable forest management and biodiversity conservation. Judith Peachey, Landmarc’s Forestry Harvesting and Marketing and Arboriculture Advisor, talks about our role in sustainable forestry management across the Ministry of Defence training estate.
WOOD PASTURE RESTORATION WORK IMPROVES SSSI AT FRIDAY WOODS TRAINING AREA
Our rural maintenance team in East has completed a project to open up tree cover at the Roman River Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) at Friday Woods Training Area to restore the original wood pasture structure and improve the condition of the SSSI.
GOING GREEN AND SAVING MONEY IN INVERNESS
A bright idea from Eddie Jones, General Hand at Cameron Barracks, that was born following Enviropass training has resulted in the building of a compost enclosure that has saved the region approximately £1,500 a year in disposal costs and reduced the grass/leaf waste by approximately 25%.
WILTSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST AWARDS LANDMARC FOR PROTECTING SCHEDULED ANCIENT MONUMENTS
Using innovation and forward thinking Landmarc staff, based at Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire – have achieved a ‘Highly Commended’ Corporate Green Award from The Wiltshire Wildlife Trust in the category of Environmental Land Management, Conservation or Food Production.