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Opportunities to use woodland measures for Natural Flood Management (NFM) in the Derwent Catchment: Scoping Report

Lead Author: Huw Thomas

Forest Research was commissioned by Forestry England to carry out a desk-based GIS exercise to determine the potential opportunities of implementing NFM measures in 4 forest areas in the Derwent Catchment. The study focused on the Parkwood Isel, Howgill and Messengermire, Setmurthy and Matterdale forest areas. A desk-based GIS exercise was carried out by Forest Research […]

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Trends in surface water chemistry in afforested Welsh catchments

Lead Author: Samantha Broadmeadow

Analysis of 22 years of water chemistry data from afforested Welsh catchments revealed trends indicative of recovery from acidification

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Managing forest operations to protect the water environment

This Practice Guide provides advice to forest managers, practitioners, planners and supervisors, on how forest operations should be planned and managed to protect the water environment.

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Valuing flood regulation services of existing forest cover to inform natural capital accounts

Background Forests are recognised to reduce flood flows, although the issue is complex and continues to be explored. While the processes of how trees affect the generation and conveyance of flood waters are understood, there remains a lack of monitoring data to quantify effects at the catchment scale (click here to visit the WWNP evidence base webpage). This […]

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The natural capital of floodplains: management, protection and restoration to deliver greater benefits. Valuing Nature – Natural Capital Synthesis Report. VNP09.

Lead Author: Nadia Barsoum

Floodplains are important natural capital assets which deliver a wide range of benefits to people. The interface between terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems in floodplains fosters both a wealth and a complexity of resources that are challenging to measure and compare.

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Quantifying the hydrological effect of woodland creation in the Camowen and Drumragh catchments, Omagh, Northern Ireland

Lead Author: Huw Thomas

A rainfall-runoff model based on the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) Runoff Curve Number method has been applied to the catchments draining to Omagh, Northern Ireland, to assess the potential effect of woodland creation on flood flows. Realistic woodland creation targets that would extend woodland cover to 13.8% of the catchment was predicted to reduce more […]

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Quantifying the hydrological effect of woodland creation in the Camowen and Drumragh catchments, Omagh, Northern Ireland

Lead Author: Huw Thomas

The ‘Runoff Curve Number’ rainfall-runoff model, developed by the USDA Soil Conservation Service, was applied to the catchments draining to Omagh, to assess the potential effect of woodland creation on flood flows. The ‘Runoff Curve Number’ method provides a potentially powerful tool for evaluating the impact of land use change and management on surface runoff, as […]

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Opportunity mapping for woodland creation to reduce flood risk in Northern Ireland

Lead Author: Huw Thomas

The report provide results, methods and details of the source data used in a mapping project to provide GIS spatial datasets which identify priority areas for woodland creation to benefit flood risk management in Northern Ireland. Maps are also available in an additional document. The results provide a strong basis for developing and refining catchment strategies, initiatives […]

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Forestry and surface water acidification

Lead Author: T R Nisbet

Forests and forest management practices can affect surface water acidification in a number of ways. The primary mechanism is the ability of tree canopies to capture more sulphur and nitrogen pollutants from the atmosphere than other types of vegetation. Pollutant scavenging is expected to have peaked in the 1970s when emissions were greatest and led […]

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A strategic assessment of the afforested peat resource in Wales

Lead Author: Elena Vanguelova

This report assesses the distribution of the Welsh peatlands, gives an overview of the likely impacts of peat forming factors and afforested peatland restoration, develops national and field based assessment schemes for the assessment of afforested peatland in Wales viable for restoration, carries out a national GIS assessment identifying potential restoration areas in Wales, tests […]

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Potential for woodland restoration above the A83 in Glen Croe to reduce the incidence of water erosion and debris flows

Lead Author: Bill Rayner

By Bill Rayner and Bruce Nicoll This assessment was instigated by Forestry Commission Scotland, with the aim of appraising the suitability of the hill watershed directly above the A83 at the ‘Rest and Be Thankful’ in Glen Croe for tree planting and the potential for the trees and shrubs to reduce the incidence of debris flows […]

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Woodland for Water: Woodland measures for meeting Water Framework Directive objectives

Lead Author: Tom Nisbet

This report considers the key issues relating to woodland and the Water Framework Directive (WFD) in England and Wales, but has application to Scotland and Northern Ireland. By Tom Nisbet, Martyn Silgram, Nadeem Shah, Katrina Morrow & Samantha Broadmeadow. Forest Research Monograph: 4ISBN 978-0-85538-830-0 Related pages Forest hydrology Soil sustainability

36 Search Results

Opportunities to use woodland measures for Natural Flood Management (NFM) in the Derwent Catchment: Scoping Report

Trends in surface water chemistry in afforested Welsh catchments

Managing forest operations to protect the water environment

Valuing flood regulation services of existing forest cover to inform natural capital accounts

The natural capital of floodplains: management, protection and restoration to deliver greater benefits. Valuing Nature – Natural Capital Synthesis Report. VNP09.

Quantifying the hydrological effect of woodland creation in the Camowen and Drumragh catchments, Omagh, Northern Ireland

Quantifying the hydrological effect of woodland creation in the Camowen and Drumragh catchments, Omagh, Northern Ireland

Opportunity mapping for woodland creation to reduce flood risk in Northern Ireland

Forestry and surface water acidification

A strategic assessment of the afforested peat resource in Wales

Potential for woodland restoration above the A83 in Glen Croe to reduce the incidence of water erosion and debris flows

Woodland for Water: Woodland measures for meeting Water Framework Directive objectives

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