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The Process of Peatland Restoration for Landowners Explained

If you are a landowner with peatland in need of repair, here at The Future Forest Company we offer everything you need. We provide a bespoke peatland restoration service, leading you clearly through all the stages of the journey, from design to completion. 

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Don't Step On A Bee Day

It’s Don't Step on a Bee Day! Today, we are thinking about all the ways we can help our bee populations (as well as not stepping on them!) Here at The Future Forest Company, we are working towards addressing this crisis by restoring and planting wildflower meadows. 

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The Benefits of Peatland Restoration for Landowners

We offer a bespoke peatland restoration service for landowners who want to make a positive impact. Our projects are registered with the Peatland Code, which verifies the benefits of restoration, particularly carbon savings, via a stringent set of standards.

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World Rainforest Day - Our Celtic Rainforest

It’s World Rainforest Day! On 22 June, people come together all over the world to celebrate rainforests and their guardians. We are lucky enough to have extensive rainforest areas at our Glenaros site on the Isle of Mull. Recently, we have been extending these precious areas by planting new native woodland.

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Supporting the Great Crested Newt on World Environment Day

At The Future Forest Company, restoring land and protecting ecosystems is at the heart of what we do. Our site at Mill of Plunton lies within the Galloway & Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere, a protected area known for its diverse ecosystems and unique wildlife and we have recently recorded Great Crested Newts at the site.

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Going Underground: How Fungi Could Enhance Our Forests by Corin Jack, Our Woodland Carbon Administrator

While we tend to think about how well trees are doing above ground on our sites, it is easy to overlook what is happening underground when it comes to tree planting and the carbon cycle in general. In fact, it is largely what happens below the surface that can determine the success of our work and the viability of our woodlands looking to the future.

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Restoring Nature to Build Back Biodiversity

Today, on International Day for Biodiversity, we take a look at how building back biodiversity is at the heart of all our projects here at The Future Forest Company.

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World Bee Day 2024

Join us in celebrating the wonderful bee this World Bee Day on 20 May. These beautiful, fascinating creatures that play such a vital role in our ecosystem are still in decline, facing multiple threats from human activity.

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Tree Shelters: Our research into plastic-free alternatives

Tree guards, also known as tree shelters, are a common and effective method of preventing damage to new saplings, allowing the trees to grow in safety and become properly established woodland. Historically the problem with tree guards has been that they are made from plastic, which as we all know, doesn’t biodegrade and is not environmentally friendly. However, very recently, non-plastic alternatives have become commercially available.

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Help Protect Scotland’s Rainforest

Here at The Future Forest Company, we are working hard to protect Scotland’s rainforest.

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The Future Forest Company Response to The Forest Pathways 2023 Report from WWF & the Forest Declaration Assessment

At The Future Forest Company, we are on a mission to plant enough trees to remove one million tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by 2030, as well as restoring and protecting habitats for many endangered species. 

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Case Study: Greenhouse Communication's Commitment to Nature-Based Carbon Projects

The first point of action must always be to reduce emissions as much as possible. However, nature-based carbon projects can be a useful tool in helping to mitigate a business’s residual emissions. Through the support of partners like Greenhouse Communications, who are investing in our award-winning woodland creation and peatland restoration carbon projects, we are able to continue to fund critical restoration projects. 

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