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  • Tools and Resources

    Large pine weevil (Hylobius abietis)

     Present in United Kingdom Notifiable – No Scientific name – Hylobius abietis (H. abietis) The large pine weevil (above), also known as the large brown pine weevil, is, despite its name, an insect pest of many species of young trees in addition to pine trees (in the genus, Pinus). It is a particular problem in the UK and […]
  • Tools and Resources

    Woodland area

     Data Sources and Methodology Data on woodland area in the UK presented in this release are derived from the following sources: Forestry England, Forestry and Land Scotland and Natural Resources Wales administrative records of FE/FLS/NRW land areas; National Forest Inventory (NFI) woodland map (GB); Statistics on new planting in Great Britain; Northern Ireland Woodland Register; Forest Service administrative records of FS […]
  • Tools and Resources

    2019 – Public Opinion of Forestry

     Introduction Forest Research (on behalf of the Forestry Commission, Scottish Forestry, Welsh Government/ Natural Resources Wales and Northern Ireland Forest Service) has conducted similar surveys of public attitudes to forestry and forestry-related issues every two years since 1995. Three separate surveys were undertaken in 2019; in Northern Ireland, in Wales and across the UK as a […]
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    Engagement with nature and Covid-19 restrictions Survey 2021: Key results
    Lead Author: Liz O'Brien
    This summary report of a survey undertaken to explore engagement with nature during the Covid-19 restrictions highlights the important role of nature and woodlands in supporting people's wellbeing through the Covid pandemic.
  • Tools and Resources

    Planting woodland

     Planting a woodland
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    Biodiversity in fragmented landscapes
    Lead Author: Amy Eycott
    Maintaining species’ movement around landscapes is considered important if we are to conserve populations of many species and help them adapt to climate change. Particular features in the landscape have the potential to hinder or facilitate species movement. As each species interacts with the landscape differently, it can be hard to extract general patterns to […]
  • Publications

    Dothistroma literature (M-Z)

     A list of all literature available (updated to December 2015) about Dothistroma in alphabetical order (M-Z)
  • Climate Change Hub

    5-step adaptation framework

     The following framework provides forest and woodland managers with a step-by-step approach to tackling the impacts of climate change and increasing resilience through adaptation.
  • Service

    Programme 5 Achieving multiple ecosystem benefits

     Summary of Programme Trees, woods and forests provide multiple benefits to society and many of these are recognised in the forestry and woodland strategies spanning the next 25-50 years. In particular, there are benefits to the environment through climate change mitigation and adaptation, air quality improvement, protecting water quality and soil health, flood mitigation and addressing […]
  • Tools and Resources

    2019 – New planting and restocking: time series

     Figure 1.6 shows areas of new planting by country since the year ending March 1976. Trends in new planting rates have been influenced by changes to the incentives available to landowners (in the form of grants and regulations). In recent years, areas of new planting in the UK have dropped to lows of under 6 thousand […]
  • Climate Change Hub

    Videos

     Watch our library of animations and videos about climate change risks and how to adapt forestry practice to increase resilience.
  • Tools and Resources

    2017- Woodland area

     Woodland Area Data Sources and Methodology Woodland Area Data on woodland area in the UK presented in this release are derived from the following sources: Forestry Commission and Natural Resources Wales administrative records of FC/NRW land areas; National Forest Inventory (NFI) woodland map (GB); Statistics on new planting in Great Britain; Northern Ireland Woodland Register; Forest Service administrative records of FS woodland areas […]