This publication provides information and evidence supporting the idea that the use and enjoyment of woodlands and green spaces improves people’s overall health and well-being. By Liz O'Brien. Forward by Sir Liam Donaldson – Chief Medical Officer for England. November 2005. Executive summary Trees and woodlands: nature’s health service is...
This document offers an introduction to ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) in England. It is intended for anyone who owns or manages ash trees, including private tree and woodland owners, local authorities and highway and railway authorities.It summarises current advice and signposts to more detailed guidance produced by Defra, the Forestry...
This publication provides the presentation papers, workshop discussions, questions and answers and plenary discussion from a two-day conference held at Cardiff University in June 2001. The main aim of the conference was to outline the future direction for social forestry research and develop a broader perspective on issues connected with...
Description of the Commission's Expert Group on Timber and Trade Statistics
This Research Report looks at a broad range of urban forest-based ecosystem services and disservices and, using a literature review, links their provision with four aspects of urban forests (physical scale, physical structure and context in terms of location and proximity to people and land use and ownership). A key...
Well managed woodland offers many benefits, including economic benefits
Information on brownfield regeneration in the planning process during provision of greenspace in urban areas
Resilience Implementation Framework - how to use the framework
What is urban and peri-urban woodland and what are its benefits and practical considerations for its establishment and management
The use of the double drum winch is not familiar to many people and hence this Booklet has been produced in the hope that it will be of assistance to those using the double drum winch for the first time. There are many points of organisation and technique that play...
This page summarises findings from Forest Research’s studies to explore what motivates people to set fires and to assess and test prevention strategies.
Katy joined Forest Research after majoring in Fine Art at Yale University in Connecticut, USA, and then completing an MSc in Conservation and Forest Protection at Imperial College London followed by completing her PhD at Harper Adams University, while based at Alice Holt Research Station. Before you got into this...