Sawmill SurveyIntroduction
The Sawmill Survey is an annual survey conducted by the Forestry Commission (in association with the Forest Service) of sawmills in the UK that are believed to use UK-grown logs. The survey comprises a short questionnaire (for smaller mills) and a detailed questionnaire (for larger mills).
The survey, which previously covered sawmills in Great Britain […]
Information about the pest larvae (caterpillars) of oak processionary moth (Thaumetopoea processionea), including its biology, distribution, management and control.
Information, management advice and guidance on ramorum disease of forest trees and plants, and its causal agent, Phytophthora ramorum. Also known as sudden oak death, sudden larch death and larch tree disease
Not present in UKNotifiable – See ‘Report a sighting’ belowScientific name – Anoplophora chinensis (A. chinensis)
The citrus longhorn beetle (CLB) is a non-native, wood-boring, cerambycid beetle which is extremely damaging to a wide range of broadleaved tree and shrub species. These include several species native to the United Kingdom (UK), and several which are grown […]
Not present in UKNotifiable – see ‘Report a sighting’ belowScientific name of causal agent – Geosmithia morbida (G. morbida)Vector – Walnut twig beetle (Pityophthorus juglandis; P. juglandis)
Picture: Ned Tisserat, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
Thousand cankers disease is caused by the fungus Geosmithia morbida. It is believed to be able to affect all species of walnut trees […]
Calculations of the quantities of carbon stored by trees requires a knowledge, not only of their growth rates, but also of the proportions of carbon contributing to their chemical make-up. This Technical Paper presents the results of a search of the literature for reported values for carbon contents and results of estimations of carbon contents […]
This page describes Forest Research’s work for the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) and the Forestry Commission to develop guidelines on suitable approaches to landfill restoration and landscaping.
This page describes Forest Research’s role as Sector Champion for forestry within the UK Government’s framework for climate change risk assessment under the Climate Change Act.
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