A series of Best Practice Guidance (BPG) Notes on a range of issues affecting the successful establishment of greenspace on contaminated and brownfield land.

The titles in this series have been refreshed in 2014 and expanded in 2015.

• Best practice guidance notes – Introduction ^(PDF-217K)
• BPG 1: Soil sampling derelict, underused and neglected land prior to greenspace establishment ^(PDF-3587K)
• BPG 2: Laboratory analysis of soils and spoils ^(PDF-2940K)
• BPG 3: Do you need to cultivate before woodland establishment? ^(PDF-1079K)
• BPG 4: Loose tipping ^(PDF-2049K)
• BPG 5: Imported soil or soil-forming materials placement ^(PDF-894K)
• BPG 6: Application of sewage sludges and composts ^(PDF-3242K)
• BPG 7: Fertiliser application ^(PDF-1961K)
• BPG 8: Native and non-native trees: why and how to choose ^(PDF-1910K)
• BPG 9: Maximising biodiversity ^(PDF-1957K)
• BPG 10: Tree seeding ^(PDF-2035K)
• BPG 11: Weed control ^(PDF-3498K)
• BPG 12: Protection of trees from mammal damage ^(PDF-2409K)
• BPG 13: Complete cultivation ^(PDF-2425K)
• BPG 14: Working with the historic environment ^(PDF-3558K)
• BPG 15: Wildflower meadow creation and management in land regeneration ^(PDF-1600)
• BPG 16: Lowland acid grassland creation and management in land regeneration ^(PDF-1776k)
• BPG 17: Lowland neutral grassland creation and management in land regeneration ^(PDF-3550k)
• BPG 18: Lowland calcareous grassland creation and management in land regeneration ^(PDF-1880k)
• BPG 19: Soil preparation for the creation of species-rich grassland habitats ^(PDF-3040K)
• BPG 20: Drought-tolerant tree species for land regeneration ^(PDF-273k)
• BPG 21: Climate change and land regeneration ^(PDF-383k)

Please visit the Forest Research Publications page to view all our additional publications on land reclamation and urban trees and greenspaces.

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