Forestry and Tree Health Resources
Information on the practical considerations and challenges of planting trees around buildings in urban areas
This review provides evidence of preferences for artificial infrastructure and facilities, and other natural features (alongside trees) that different people favour in different treescapes. Evidence is drawn from 41 international studies from 2002-2022.
Forest management plans are the key reference documents for monitoring and assessing forests and forestry practice in Britain. They define and communicate forest and woodland management proposals, set out how sustainable forest management is to be achieved and describe the consequences of management activities over time. Forest management planning […]
How provision of urban greenspace can cause neighbourhood renewal in deprived areas, and improve issues of aesthetics, environmental quality and community cohesion
Trees in cities provide important benefits (or ecosystem services), such as decreased local air temperatures, reduced air pollution and the attenuation of storm water. The range and volume of the benefits provided depends on the size of the trees and their canopy. While city locations can be good places for...
Issues and practical considerations of habitat fragmentation caused by the provision of urban greenspace
Little information is available on the growth rates of urban trees. Trees that survive the establishment phase often put on so little growth that they appear moribund. Conversely, problems occur when a fast growing or large species is successfully established and ‘outgrows’ its living space. There is a need to...
The benefits of providing urban greenspace as a habitat for birds, to improve levels of bird populations in the urban environment
How tree species in urban greening schemes improve air quality and reduce air pollutionm with case study examples
How greenspace can improve air quality in urban areas, practical considerations and case studies
List of and links to the social, economic and environmental benefits of greenspace and implementation of green infrastructure
Eight papers from a conference on restoring disturbed land to forestry, relevant because of the rapid increase in this type of land use in support of urban forestry initiatives. The papers represent a valuable set of opinions, and a basis from which further work in promoting woodland cover on restored...