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    [Archive] Journal of the Forestry Commission (No.21)

    Lead Author: Forestry Commission

    The Forestry Commission Journal was introduced as a way to communicate information on a wide range of topics which could not be communicated through ‘ordinary official channels’, and was intended to be a means of exchanging the opinions and experiences of all members of the staff. This twenty-first Journal includes...

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    The impacts of conifer afforestation and climate on water quality and freshwater ecology in a sensitive peaty catchment: a 25-year study in the upper River Halladale in North Scotland

      Highlights Good forest practice was effective at protecting water quality. Streamwater acidity and ecology unaffected by conifer afforestation. Hurricanes caused marked changes in streamwater acidity and water colour. Total P increased after fertiliser applications but no impact on ecological status. Findings will inform future woodland expansion within sensitive water...

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    [Archive] Establishment of trees on regraded colliery spoil heaps

    Lead Author: J. Jobling

    Between October 1976 and September 1977, a critical appraisal was conducted by the Forestry Commission Research and Development Division into the problems of the establishment and management of trees and other woody plants on regraded colliery spoil heaps. Further supporting evidence has since been collected. This report summarises the evidence...

  • Tool and Resource

    Forests and biodiversity

    The conservation of biodiversity is an essential part of sustainable forest management.

  • Tool and Resource

    Archaeology and new woodland establishment

    Implications for the archaeological resource during the establishment of new woodland

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    [Archive] Journal of the Forestry Commission (No.18)

    Lead Author: Forestry Commission

    The Forestry Commission Journal was introduced as a way to communicate information on a wide range of topics which could not be communicated through ‘ordinary official channels’, and was intended to be a means of exchanging the opinions and experiences of all members of the staff. This eighteenth Journal includes...

  • Tool and Resource

    Research forests

    Information about the Research Forests in England, Scotland and Wales.

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    [Archive] Journal of the Forestry Commission (No.22)

    Lead Author: Forestry Commission

    The Forestry Commission Journal was introduced as a way to communicate information on a wide range of topics which could not be communicated through ‘ordinary official channels’, and was intended to be a means of exchanging the opinions and experiences of all members of the staff. This twenty-second Journal includes...

  • Tool and Resource

    Short rotation coppice and energy crops

    Archaeological issues relating to SRC establishment

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    [Archive] Journal of the Forestry Commission (No.5)

    Lead Author: Forestry Commission

    The Forestry Commission Journal was introduced as a way to communicate information on a wide range of topics which could not be communicated through ‘ordinary official channels’, and was intended to be a means of exchanging the opinions and experiences of all members of the staff. This fifth Journal includes...

  • Publication

    Environmental effects of stump and root harvesting

    Lead Author: Andy J Moffat

    The removal of tree stumps and coarse roots from felling sites as a source of woody biomass for bioenergy generation is well established in parts of Europe, and interest has been expressed in replicating this practice in some regions of the UK. Overseas research shows that stump harvesting can pose...

  • Tool and Resource

    Erosion control

    Summary of the use of urban greenspace to reduce erosion control and surface runoff due to stabilisation by tree roots and grasses