The Ash Project

We are very excited to announce that the Ash to Ash sculpture by Ackroyd and Harvey will be on view from the end of September. Follow us for more announcements or visit our website for more information. #theashproject #ashtoash theashproject.org.uk/ash-to-ash/

Writers of colour: Given circumstances, we've decided to move our next issue up in hopes of giving writers a small boost. We'll be opening for Issue 3 submissions Friday 1 May! Send us your work on nature, place, and environment by June 30 at 23.59 CET.🌿thewillowherbreview.com/submissions

Such a positive story, thanks to all our colleagues at Kew @wakehurst_kew for this great work itv.com/news/2020-04-1…

A word on how old trauma might be getting activated during the corona crisis. #trauma #counselling #Covid19 (via my instafeed.)

A fantastic day yesterday receiving my #honorarydoctorate from @BristolUni, thanks, which was for realising age 13 that the environment & wildlife film-making is white, taking action to change them, carrying on when they resisted & not giving up despite a barrage of #racism #hate

@domgreves @KentDownsAONB @WoodlandTrust @TheTreeCouncil @highweald @kentdowns6 @CPRE @UpontheDowns @KentWildlife The advantage is that we can ensure that there is enough diversity to ensure habitat and survival for all the life that ash supports.

@the_ash_project @KentDownsAONB @WoodlandTrust @TheTreeCouncil @highweald @kentdowns6 @CPRE @UpontheDowns @KentWildlife What's the advantage of planting vs. natural regrowth?

Do you own or manage land with #ashtrees? Have you noticed the sad signs of #ashdieback? Have you ordered your subsidised @WoodlandTrust tree pack(s) yet? Designed for #Kent, all saplings are UK sourced, batched & tracked shop.woodlandtrust.org.uk/kentdowns #biodiversity #trees #woodland

@domgreves @KentDownsAONB @WoodlandTrust @TheTreeCouncil @highweald @kentdowns6 @CPRE @UpontheDowns @KentWildlife No we are advising tat those with ash trees start thinking about the next generation of trees that might be needed where ash is dying. We don’t advocate removing trees

@KentDownsAONB @WoodlandTrust @the_ash_project @TheTreeCouncil @highweald @kentdowns6 @CPRE @UpontheDowns @KentWildlife Are you proposing that landowners cut them all down and replant? This is not Defra advice is it?

Some hopeful news for our beloved but beleaguered ash ( Fraxinus excelsior) @the_ash_project @jamesaldridge4 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

Significant work @The_Ash_Project @KentDownsAONB @KentishStourCP

We’re encouraged to see water & air quality, natural flood management, carbon capture, biodiversity, access and education all feature alongside food production in today’s #AgricultureBill, it just all needs to happen before 2025! What are your thoughts, farmers and non farmers?

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SE's Area Director Craig Harrison for @ForestryComm talking about carbon and tree planting at @EnvAgency Thames Leadership workshop #righttreerightplace #forestry #CarbonOffsetting

This is really cool but our native trees are co-adapted with the species that live among them. Ecosystems are just that, systems. A woodland isn't a collection of trees, an arboretum or a plantation. @AncientTreesATF @WoodlandTrust @ForestryCommission bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

@jamesaldridge4 @BSBIbotany @the_ash_project @simonhoustoun @fairfieldjules @alienp0et @HawkheadJohn @Andover_Trees @CASartists @Ace_sw My favourite Ash tree in N.Yorks, home to breeding Little and Barn Owls. Similar trees in the Yorkshire Wolds, Ash is the dominant tree species there due to the underlying chalk geology and lots of trees like this offering excellent habitat for nesting birds #AshTreeStream

Still wondering what #KentGreenAction resolution to follow for 2020? How about making #healthier food choices - for you & the planet! Eg; switch to #organic, buy sustainably raised meat, cut out excess sugar or avoid artificial flavourings. Small changes can make a difference!

@thomas_wyton You are doing a great job then!

We saw this fellow yesterday in a small unaffected area in the fire ground. He was happy and healthy but we left him some water anyway. #Adelaidefires #AustralianFires #koala

@RGE_Art It’s a very big problem and its enormously important that we start listening to those with knowledge of those landscapes and the ability to manage them.

@the_ash_project Thanks for this. Not sure this is the main problem but there's no doubt that if people choose/have to live close to wooded areas prone to dangerous wildfires, it would be wise to manage trees appropriately & with care. Safer for all inhabitants – plants, animals and humans.

I read that eucalyptus #trees are fuelling Australia's unimaginable pain and devastation. Known as 'gasoline trees', their oil and papery bark is highly flammable – and they've evolved to survive & thrive in wildfire. These wonderful trees are currently viewed as a big problem...

@RGE_Art The main problem is they are being managed using European knowledge and they are not environments that suit these management practices. smh.com.au/national/nsw/i…

@the_ash_project Clarification. Eucalyptus trees are helping the fires to spread more easily. This is a problem for those tasked with preventing further devastation. To my knowledge nobody is blaming the trees for this tragedy, and rightly so.