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276 Search Results for forests and people

  • Tools and Resources

    Street trees

     The environmental, social and economic benefits of street trees, and examples of street tree planting initiatives
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    Trees and woodlands: Nature’s health service
    Lead Author: Liz O'Brien
    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 aimed at a wide range of health professionals and environmental […]
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] Forests of central and southern Scotland
    Lead Author: Herbert L. Edlin
    The region covered by this Booklet is the southern third of Scotland, from the headwaters of the Tay in Perthshire, down to the Border. It holds the two great cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, the widespread industries that have been built up over the central coalfields, the richest farmlands and also—rather surprisingly—one-third of Scotland’s forests […]
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    Managing Ash Dieback in England
    Lead Author: Forestry Commission
    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 Commission and others. […]
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    Trees are company: social science research into woodlands and the natural environment
    Lead Author: Liz O'Brien
    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 people and the environment. The […]
  • Tools and Resources

    Culture and heritage

     How cultural and historical heritage can improve the quality and value of urban green infrastructure, opportunities and practical considerations
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    Delivery of ecosystem services by urban forests
    Lead Author: Helen Davies
    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 objective of this report is […]
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] Double drum winch technique
    Lead Author: R.E. Crowther
    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 a large part in achieving […]
  • Tools and Resources

    Environment Statistics

     details of statistics available for environmental aspects of forestry
  • Research

    Wildfires in Wales: social drivers and mitigation measures

     This page summarises findings from Forest Research’s studies to explore what motivates people to set fires and to assess and test prevention strategies.
  • Tools and Resources

    2016 – Environment

     Introduction The statistics presented in the Environment chapter of this release cover: populations of wild birds; public opinion on tree health; and woodland fires. Woodland fires Wildfires, including woodland fires, are uncontrolled vegetation fires. Although they can start naturally, the majority are caused by people, either accidentally or deliberately. Wildfires can impact on transport network and power lines; damage property and businesses; […]
  • Research

    Feel Good in the Forest: Social prescribing pilot project evaluation

     Feel Good in the Forest is a social prescribing pilot project run by Forestry England. It is part of a wider programme called Active Forests. The pilot aimed to address barriers to participation in forest-based activities and engage inactive and fairly active people with mild to moderate health conditions.