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    Photo of a cupped handful of soil. Growing out of the soil is a young tree sapling that has rolls of paper money notes attached to the main stem. The photo is titled 'Money Tree' and the photo makes it look like the hand is holding a tree that is growing paper money!
    Photo of a cupped handful of soil. Growing out of the soil is a young tree sapling that has rolls of paper money notes attached to the main stem. The photo is titled 'Money Tree' and the photo makes it look like the hand is holding a tree that is growing paper money!

    Farm Woodlands Information Sheet: Woodland Creation and Carbon Sales

    With the strengthening global concern around climate change and the impact our emissions are having across the globe, companies and countries alike are searching for a solution to try cool our climate and capture the vast quantities of CO2 that have been created since the industrial revolution. Trees have the potential to play a major part in the global effort to solve the climate crisis we currently face.

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    Farm Woodlands Information Sheet: Woodland Creation and Carbon Sales

    With the strengthening global concern around climate change and the impact our emissions are having across the globe, companies and countries alike are searching for a solution to try cool our climate and capture the vast quantities of CO2 that have been created since the industrial revolution. Trees have the potential to play a major part in the global effort to solve the climate crisis we currently face.

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    A native woodland in the background with a double wheeled track leading into it with tussocky grass either side.
    A native woodland in the background with a double wheeled track leading into it with tussocky grass either side.

    Forestry Grant Scheme Update

    Extra £1m for Woodland Creation on Farms this Year This additional funding has been provided by the Agricultural Transformation Programme. It aims to help enable planting schemes such as shelterbelts…

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    On the left of the photo is a rectangular block and some shavings of Black Locust wood. Under a UV lamp, the wood is glowing a fluorescent green colour. On the right hand side of the photo there is a cross section of a trunk of Mulberry, with some shavings from it nearby. Under the UV lamp this wood is simply reflecting back the purple hue of the lamp on some areas of the wood.
    On the left of the photo is a rectangular block and some shavings of Black Locust wood. Under a UV lamp, the wood is glowing a fluorescent green colour. On the right hand side of the photo there is a cross section of a trunk of Mulberry, with some shavings from it nearby. Under the UV lamp this wood is simply reflecting back the purple hue of the lamp on some areas of the wood.

    Did You Know Wood Can Glow?

    Some types of wood glow under UV light. This phenomenon can help identify and distinguish between timber from different tree species. For example, the wood of black locust and mulberry…

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