We’re thrilled to announce the official launch of Net Zero Willow! For the past year, we’ve been working hard behind the scenes on this exciting project, and now we’re ready to share it with the world. Net Zero Willow is your one-stop shop for high-quality, peat-free, eco-friendly mulch and compost products. We’re convinced that gardeners […]
Over the years I have been trying very hard to get policy makers and representatives of environmental NGOs to appreciate the many biodiversity benefits of biomass crops. For me, it seems unfathomable that productive crops such as short rotation coppice (SRC) willow and miscanthus, that can offer many ecosystem services and Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) […]
Background Climate change is progressing at an alarming pace. Every day there are new facts emerging: Hottest June (in the UK) on record, hottest year on record, wettest July (in many places in the UK) on record, hottest ocean temperature, wild fires in southern Europe and North America. Various organisations including the Intergovernmental Panel on […]
There has never been a better time to find out all there is to know about biomass crops such as Short Rotation Coppice (SRC) willow, Short Rotation Forestry poplar and Eucalyptus and perennial grasses such as Miscanthus and Reed Canary Grass. The Biomass Connect project is all about knowledge exchange on these crops and informing […]
As part of the Envirocrops project, C4E and our partners (Calvium, AFBI and NFU Energy) have devised a Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) game called Cropper. This is aimed at young people, agricultural students and biomass rookies who want to understand what it takes to succeed in growing willow and miscanthus. The aim of […]
Back in November 2020, the Government announced that they would be gathering evidence for a Biomass Strategy that would be published in 2022. Considering we are trying to fend off a Climate Emergency, this did seem like a long lead in time with a distinct lack of urgency. Of course, there was a global pandemic […]
Tuesday 13 December 1100-1400 (Includes refreshments and lunch) Miscanthus Nursery – led by Mike Cooper – Lower Marsh Farm, Kingston St Mary, Taunton TA2 8AB (What 3 words double.cities.windy) Are you interested in planting miscanthus on your land? Or do you already have a miscanthus crop and want to know more about its management, harvesting and the potential markets? […]
We are delighted to announce that Crops for Energy is part of a consortium building a web app to assist farmers, land managers and consultants to make an informed decision about planting biomass crops such as Short Rotation Coppice (SRC) willow, miscanthus, hemp and Short Rotation Forestry (SRF) poplar and eucalyptus. The three-year project is […]
A ground-breaking new project that could help the UK meet its Net Zero targets, has been awarded £3.99 million of funding from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) through the Biomass Feedstocks Innovation (BFI) Programme. The aim of the Net Zero Willow (NZW) project is to construct, test and develop to full […]
Thanks for purchasing willow and poplar cuttings, setts and rods from us. We want your planting material to have the best opportunities to grow so here are some instructions on what to do when your planting stock arrives. We normally dispatch poplar in February to April and willow from early March until mid-April. Obviously, in […]