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    Why society needs nature

    This was a joint collaborative piece of work between Natural Resources Wales, Forest Research, Natural England, NatureScot and the Environment Agency. It aimed to bring together and summarise research conducted in each organisation concerning how people, both adults and children, visited green and blue natural spaces during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, and their experiences […]
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    Valuing the mental health benefits of woodlands – In Brief

    This research is the first of its kind to value the mental health benefits associated with the UK’s woodlands
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    Social diversity in the forestry profession

    Lead Author: Bianca Ambrose-Oji
    Research report into employing a social marketing approach to investigating and planning interventions designed to change the behaviour of people looking for work. Specifically, the application behaviour of Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates in future Forestry Commission recruitments, to see increasing numbers of applications from them. By Bianca Ambrose-Oji. Related pages People, trees and woodlands Social forestry research
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    Welsh Plant Health Surveillance Network Programme: 2022 review

    Lead Author: Racheal Lee
    This document describes and reports on the first year of activities undertaken for the Welsh Plant Health Surveillance Network (WPHSN), a ground-breaking Welsh Government funded project to monitor native and invasive pests and pathogens that may pose a threat to health of plants and trees across Wales.
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    Climate change: Impacts and adaptation in Scotland

    Lead Author: Forest Research
    By Duncan Ray Summary from Forest Research Annual Report and Accounts 2007-8. Related pages Climate change research
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    Social ‘barriers’ to woodfuel production from farm woods

    Lead Author: Norman Dandy
    Presentation to the Farm Woodlands Forum (June 2009). Woodfuel – social and economic dimensions This publication is part a series of reports and presentations from research to understand the challenges of using trees, woods and forests in an effective woodfuel sector, how and why private woodlands owners produce woodfuel, what forms of partnerships are appropriate and the […]
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    Factors influencing woodfuel production by private landowners: a scoping study in Fife

    Lead Author: Joanna Secker Walker
    Presentation to the Farm Woodlands Forum (June 2009) Woodfuel – social and economic dimensions This publication is part a series of reports and presentations from research to understand the challenges of using trees, woods and forests in an effective woodfuel sector, how and why private woodlands owners produce woodfuel, what forms of partnerships are appropriate and the […]
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    Behaviour and behaviour change: A review

    Lead Author: Forest Research
    Legacy socio-economic research relating to: Well-being and quality of life Behaviour and behaviour change: A review (PDF-228k)
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    Trees and forests in British society – Ten years of social science

    Lead Author: Forest Research
    How Forest Research social and economic scientists have explored what Britain’s trees and woodlands mean to people, how they are used and how they can contribute to the social and cultural life of the country. Trees and forests in British society – Ten years of social science (PDF-1742K) Over the past 15 or so years, although generally […]
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    Ecosystem services delivery by small and medium stature urban trees

    This Research Report reviews the provision of four ecosystem services by 18 small and medium stature tree species using the i-Tree Eco model and compares the performance of these trees in different age groups.
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    Ecosystem services delivery by large stature urban trees

    This Research Report reviews the provision of four ecosystem services by 12 large stature tree species using the i-Tree Eco model and compares the performance of trees in different age classifications and climate regions.
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    Private landowners’ engagement with woodfuel production: a scoping study in Fife

    Lead Author: Joanna Secker Walker
    Survey to discover the attitudes and actions of private landowners in relation to options for woodfuel production and use. Woodfuel – social and economic dimensions This publication is part a series of reports and presentations from research to understand the challenges of using trees, woods and forests in an effective woodfuel sector, how and why private woodlands […]