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Defra has published detailed guidance on landscape and seascape character assessments, designed to help in a variety of projects.

Defra says:

Landscape character assessment (LCA) is the process of identifying and describing variation in character of

A landlord is counting the cost of cutting down parts of three English oak trees without permission from the council.

Shabbir Ahmad, of Winchester Road in Tilgate, appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, October 1 charged with causing or

Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Lancashire, has recently undergone an amazing transformation following a £16.5 million redevelopment project designed by Gilling Dod and delivered by construction firm, Wilmott Dixon.

This redevelopment scheme has meant th

Sherriff Amenity has announced that it is now offering the Fortetub range of twin walled tree shelters exclusively to the UK market. The Fortetub range enhances plant survival on all Landscaping, Forestry and Agricultural planting projects.

Manufactur

Seppi, Italian specialists in manufacturing top, quality forestry mulchers and mowers, unveiled its newest product at the recent APF 2014. The Starsoil, which is the latest soil tiller and stone crusher, certainly lived up to its name and Lamberhurst

NETWORK Rail have halted their plans to carry out a mass tree felling operation along Formby railway line after failing to consult residents on the proposals.

As reported in the Champion last week (September 24) residents living along College Avenue

Populations of toxic oak processionary moth (OPM) ‘exploded’ this summer despite control efforts, spreading from west London to as far as Stratford’s Olympic Park.

Children at a school have been affected and arborists at Kew Gardens have developed ra

Early Met Office figures show this is set to be the driest September across the UK since records began in 1910, with exceptionally low rainfall for many parts of the country.

It is also likely to finish in the top five warmest, with UK mean temperatu

The number of wild animals on Earth has halved in the past 40 years, according to a new analysis. Creatures across land, rivers and the seas are being decimated as humans kill them for food in unsustainable numbers, while polluting or destroying thei

New employment rights are set to come into force from October 1, 2014, that allow staff the chance to take time off work to accompany a pregnant woman to an ante-natal appointment.

Government guidance explains how an employee who has a qualifying rel

British consumers face another three years of squeezed spending, an influential report suggests, amounting to a "lost decade" for households.

Annual wage growth is likely to remain well below the 4.5%-to-5% rises seen before the financial crisis stru

The award-winning ‘Hope on the Horizon’ garden, designed by Matthew Keightley, of Maidenhead-based landscaping firm Farr and Roberts’, has been moved to a Help for Heroes Recovery Centre in Colchester where it will help servicemen, women and Veterans

The recent announcement that SALTEX (Sports Amenities Landscaping Trade Exhibition) will be moving from Windsor to the NEC Birmingham, has been met with enthusiastic support from both exhibitors and visitors. The new look SALTEX will take place on 4

More than £1 million has been awarded to a project to preserve and protect the unique landscape and heritage of the Lower Severn Vale Levels between Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston in Bristol.

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced that a partne

The industry group behind the Horticulture Matters report has published an update following the launch of the project last year.

Backed by groups such as the RHS, the Chartered Institute of Horticulture and Lantra, the updated report highlights some

Sherriff Amenity is pleased to announce the appointment of new amenity specialist Craig Spooner, who will be responsible for covering the East Anglian area for the company. Craig joins from Limagrain, the largest seed company in Europe.

With an impres

Following trials held by FIFA on synthetic surface maintenance equipment, Alan Ferguson, Head of Grounds and Estate at St George’s Park - the FA’s National Football Centre, has chosen a SISIS Osca tractor mounted oscillating brush for use on their in