Soundbites from the Woodland Trust Chief Executive Darren Moorcroft, Director of Woodland Creation John Tucker, Street Tree guru Joe Coles, and Farm Eco (working with the Woodland Trust) David Rose, prior to the full episode airing from the 27th November.
Month: November 2020
Global Tree Health Soundbite, with Dr David Coyle
Dr. David Coyle is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation at Clemson University in South Carolina. His Extension Forestry program focuses on forest and tree health and invasive species management in forests and managed landscapes across the Southeast. Dave is a big proponent of using social media as a teaching tool for forest health, and you can find Dave’s forest health outreach work on Twitter (@drdavecoyle) or Instagram (drdavecoyle) where he regularly posts about invasive pests and all things related to trees. Here's his soundbite from this weeks Tree Lady Talks podcast.
Growing a Multi-Disciplinary Environmental Consultancy – Soundbite
Pete Wharton, of Wharton Natural Infrastructure Consultants, discusses the highs and lows, and also the challenges of running a multi-disciplinary practice. Full episode out now!
Institute hosts Trees, People and The Built Enviornment 4, book now!
In February 2021 the Institute of Chartered Foresters, of which Sharon is proud to be Vice-President, is putting on a 2 day online conference called TPBE4, and tickets are available to book now. Click here to go to the website and find out more details of how to book and who is speaking!
The Woodland Trust Special Part 1
The Woodland Trust
The Tree Lady Talks – – Woodland Trust Special
In this two-part edition of the podcast, Sharon talks to no less than seven interviewees about their role in working with or for the charity.
Part One.
Darren Moorcroft – CEO
Darren has been responsible for: the Trust’s acquisition strategy – growing the estate to c29,000 hectares across the UK; expanding our woodland creation with schools, local communities and partners to over 4 million trees/annum; and our restoration of over 2,000 ha/year of ancient woodlands. He now leads the UK’s largest woodland nature conservation charity, with over 500,000 members and supporters. Read Darrens 2019 Biog here
John Tucker – Director of Woodland Creation
Chartered forester with 40 years experience of multi purpose forestry, John has worked for Woodland Trust in a variety of forest management roles since 1994 and for the last 11 years have focused on woodland creation work with farmers and landowners across the UK. He has held a variety of technical committee appointments including CLA Forestry Committee, FC Regional Advisory Committee and the FC Woodland Carbon Task Force.
His proudest achievement has been to play a small part in reconnecting farmers with trees and foresters with farmers.
Joe Coles – Urban Programme Leader
Joe leads the Woodland Trust’s Urban programme in the UK, encouraging residents and Local Authorities to protect and enhance the urban forest for the environment, people and nature. With a background in Environmental Science, Landscape Architecture, nature conservation and sustainability, he draws on his experience of civil service and council employment to help facilitate collaboration between citizens and governing bodies. “With a greater understanding of the benefits of trees to environment and society, and respecting the passion people have for them, we can ensure the future of our urban landscapes are greener and more sustainable”
David Rose – Farmeco Chairman
Chairman of Farmeco Community Care, a community benefit society, a separate business that rents land and buildings from the main farm. Its core purpose is to reconnect people with land, food and the environment. Read David's full biog here.
Featuring are also :-
Olivia Ransom, EYFS Teacher at Poplar Farm School,
Naomi Tilley, Woodland Trust Lead Campaigner
Alex Lidis, Volunteer for the Woodland Trust