Search results for: Forestry Guidance

Impacts of forest operations on archaeological evidence

Overview of plant pathogen Phytophthora austrocedri – symptoms and diagnosis of juniper infection.

The main focus of this area is to support the Welsh Government’s ‘Woodlands for Wales’ policy and produce evidence and demonstrate alternative methods of forest management to clearfelling

Advice and guidance on managing forest sites where trees have been felled to control phytophthora diseases, especially Phytophthora ramorum and Phytophthora kernovii (formerly P. kernoviae), with special reference to preventing further spread of the diseases, and re-infection on site after replanting

Summary of the use of greenspace for planting energy crops to reduce energy consumption

Maintaining species’ movement around landscapes is considered important if we are to conserve populations of many species and help them adapt to climate change. Particular features in the landscape have the potential to hinder or facilitate species movement. As each species interacts with the landscape differently, it can be hard...

Information about the pest larvae (caterpillars) of oak processionary moth (Thaumetopoea processionea), including its biology, distribution, management and control.

The background, opportunities, current situation and case studies involved in the planning of greenspace to provide green networks for travel, recreation and biodiversity

Information on the opportunity of using woodfuel produced from trees growing in the urban environment to provide a sustainable energy source

Ecological benefit of open habitats in urban or peri-urban greenspace

The ecological benefits of wildflower meadows for incorporation into urban greenspace, including links to case studies with examples of wildflower meadows for biodiversity

Which trees should you plant on an old landfill site?