The Holt Laboratory at the Alice Holt site
In May 2022, our state-of-the-art containment laboratory for identifying tree pests and diseases and conducting innovative research was officially opened.
The £5.8 million Forest Research Holt Laboratory, part of Alice Holt Research Station in Surrey, allows our scientists to identify pests and pathogens intercepted at the border and detected […]
Shake (internal splitting of the wood in a growing tree) is believed to affect and devalue around one-fifth of British oak crops. There is currently no fully reliable method to identify the defect in standing trees, or to predict vulnerable sites and stands without local knowledge and historical data. Shake may appear on any site, […]
Research urges decision-makers to take account of broad ranging cultural benefits gained from green spaces in our towns and cities
The cultural benefits of green spaces, sometimes referred to as ‘green infrastructure’, are difficult to measure and value. As a result they lack integration into decision-making about how to design and manage green infrastructure. Many methods […]
Bringing a fully functioning i-Tree Eco to the UK to support the quantification, valuation and resource management of urban trees, greenspaces and forests.
Wherever trees are planted their basic needs have to be met if healthy growth is to be promoted. This Handbook gives practical advice on the establishment and subsequent management of trees and woodlands in urban and urban fringe areas. The Handbook has been designed for a wide audience, reflecting the varied disciplines and requirements involved […]
A selection of links, organised by category, to other, generally non-commercial, biomass related websites and resources, including local producer groups
Woodland AreaData Sources and MethodologyWoodland Area
Data on woodland area in the UK presented in this release are derived from the following sources:
Forestry Commission and Natural Resources Wales administrative records of FC/NRW land areas;
National Forest Inventory (NFI) woodland map (GB);
Statistics on new planting in Great Britain;
Northern Ireland Woodland Register;
Forest Service administrative records of FS woodland areas […]
The Forestry Commission has conducted similar surveys of public attitudes to forestry and forestry-related issues every two years since 1995. The most recent surveys were conducted in 2015 (with separate surveys in Scotland, Wales, and across the UK as a whole) and in 2014 (in Northern Ireland). The full results are available within the 2015 […]
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