Uptake of decision support systems in the forestry sector in Great Britain

Understanding the factors affecting the uptake of Decision Support Systems in the GB forestry sector and how these can be addressed to enhance and improve uptake. Scoping Report, September 2010. By Amy Stewart, Anna Lawrence and David Edwards. Related pages People, trees and woodlands Social forestry research

Learning from monitoring and evaluation – a blueprint for an adaptive organisation

Report setting out principles for learning from social forestry monitoring and evaluation within the Forestry Commission and its partners. By Jake Morris and Anna Lawrence. Related pages People, trees and woodlands Social forestry research

Landowners’ attitudes to woodland creation and management in the UK: A review of evidence in the UK

What does existing evidence tell us about landowners’ values, attitudes and knowledge in relation to decisions about woodland management and creation?. By Anna Lawrence, Norman Dandy and Julie Urquhart.

Place-making and communities: Inventory of social evidence and practical programmes relating to trees, woods and forests and urban/peri-urban regeneration, place-making and place-shaping

Report that identifies key evidence themes and evidence gaps and urban regeneration, place-shaping and making programmes in Great Britain in which trees have played the fundamental role. October 2010. By Amy Stewart and Liz O’Brien.

2010 – Place-making and communities: A review of concepts, indicators, policy and practice

Exploring the UK government (including forestry-related) usage and definitions of terms or concepts related to the social and community benefits that can potentially be realised through accessible provision of green space, including woods and trees. October 2010. By Amy Stewart.

Cultural value of trees, woods and forests – Executive Summary

Summary from study that explored how cultural values are identified, explored and taken into account in forest planning and decision-making processes. You may also download the full report(PDF-438K) here. By Paul Tabbush.

Review of research evidence in relation to the role of trees and woods in formal education and learning

Final report from study to identify and explore research relating to education and learning outdoors. A particular focus of the review was on learning that takes place in woods as well as learning that focuses on trees and woods. By Rebecca Lovell and Liz O’Brien and Roz Owen.

2010 – Evaluation of the Neroche Landscape Partnership Scheme

Evaluation report that provides a detailed account of how the scheme ran and evidence of the impacts it had on a range of partners, participants and members of the surrounding local communities and that draws out key insights and lessons learnt from the scheme’s governance structure and processes. By Claudia Carter, Liz O’Brien and Jake Morris.

Social diversity in the forestry profession

Research report into employing a social marketing approach to investigating and planning interventions designed to change the behaviour of people looking for work. Specifically, the application behaviour of Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates in future Forestry Commission recruitments, to see increasing numbers of applications from them. By Bianca Ambrose-Oji. Related pages People, trees and woodlands Social forestry research

Cultural value of trees, woods and forests

Final report from study that explored how cultural values are identified, explored and taken into account in forest planning and decision-making processes. Also: Executive summary (PDF-438K) By Paul Tabbush. The Active England programme aimed to increase community participation in sport and physical activity across England. Forest Research contributed to the monitoring and evaluation of five projects that focused […]

The social and cultural values, and governance, of street trees

Climate change and street trees project – Social Research Report. Understanding the social and cultural values associated with street trees in the urban environment and the governance context in which decisions about their management are made. By Norman Dandy. Related pages People, trees and woodlands Social forestry research

No rivalry but different

This is the story of forestry in and around Glenmore and Rothiemurchus based on the memory of those who lived and work in forestry, knitted together from personal recollections.