Project investigating the patterns and mechanisms of soil woodland fungal community recovery on former agricultural land.

Project exploring integrated (woodland) habitat connectivity, using advanced spatial mapping to generate biodiversity insights.

Project identifying and exploring climate risks and mitigating actions to planned and established woodland on Vacant and Derelict Land

Project exploring the potential of vacant and derelict land (VDL) sites for establishing vegetation such as trees and woodland.

Project delivering evidence to underpin future policy, practice and industry guidance to safeguard ancient woodlands and support responsible development and woodland use.

Project exploring the movement of species between woodlands, and how to fast-track connectivity within fragmented landscapes.

Project exploring the ecosystem services provided by agroforestry in the UK, and the questions this raises for policy and regulation.

Project comparing the full life cycle carbon impacts of land use change, including renewable energy sources and land-based ecosystems.

Project exploring alternatives to conventional plastic tree shelters: their practicality, durability and efficacy.

Project working with farmers to understand the barriers to and opportunities for increasing tree cover on agricultural land.

Project exploring land manager attitudes and barriers to uptake of natural colonisation as a means of woodland creation.

Project assessing the efficacy, biodiversity, carbon impacts and ecology of natural colonisation as a means of establishing new woodland.

Project assessing the benefits, requirements and social impacts of planting new trees using a longitudinal research methodology.

Project exploring the interactions between peatland and woodland, and how decisions can be made to support both the ETAP and EPAP.

Project producing, improving and developing statistics for woodland creation and change in England.

Project measuring the soil carbon changes in the first 2 to 20 years of forest establishment of Woodland Carbon Code (WCC) sites.

Project quantifying changes in soil carbon and tree biomass caused by different ground preparation practices during woodland creation.

Project addressing knowledge gaps in the drought response of a variety of UK tree species, to inform future decision-making.

Project providing evidence for recommendations in support of ‘climate-smart’ forestry: ensuring the right tree in the right place for the right reasons.

Project developing the Climate Change Hub to support and engage forestry practitioners in climate adaptation and mitigation efforts.

Project exploring the role of ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) in forest resilience, shaping ecosystem services, and aiding climate adaptation.

Project seeking to understand, enable and support public access to woodlands in line with the English Tree Action Plan.

Project designing and developing a Woodland Water Code (WWC), encouraging private investment to improve the freshwater environment.

Project using forest economics to help land managers and businesses in England plan decisions on land use change and woodland management.

Project exploring the social and cultural value of Trees Outside Woodlands (TOW) in peri-urban and rural areas.

Project exploring the ecological function of Trees outside Woodland (ToW), using detailed mapping and biodiversity investigations.