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    Volunteering in and for Scotland’s forests

    Lead Author: Liz O’Brien

    Report investigating the current opportunities for volunteering, where and how these operate and any barriers to developing volunteering or offering further opportunities. April 2011. By: Liz O’Brien and Mariella Marzano. Related pages People, trees and woodlands Social forestry research

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    Qualitative Longitudinal Methods for Forest Social Science

    Lead Author: Berglind Karlsdottir

    Overview This review describes qualitative longitudinal research (QL), the different approaches used for QL research in the social sciences, and the benefits and limitations of this methodology. It then comments on the feasibility and benefits of using this methodology to understand the social implications of forest-based interventions. The review has...

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    Valuing the social and environmental contribution of woodlands and trees in England, Scotland and Wales

    Lead Author: Amy Binner

    Woodlands and trees have a wide-ranging role in the economy, but this is often under-valued in conventional economic indicators. For example, woodlands deliver social and environmental benefits – such as outdoor access, biodiversity and carbon sequestration – which are largely unpriced in economic transactions but which have important impacts on...

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    Forest vegetation management in Europe: current practice and future requirements

    Lead Author: Ian Willoughby

    Results from EU COST Action E47 to help forest managers reduce their dependence on using herbicides in Europe’s forests. Edited by Ian Willoughby (Forest Research), Philippe Balandier, Niclas Scott Bentsen, Nick McCarthy and Jenny Claridge (Forest Research). Related pages Integrated forest vegetation management

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    Active England evaluation: Full report

    Lead Author: Liz O’Brien

    Final report By Liz O’Brien and Jake Morris. The Active England programme aimed to increase community participation in sport and physical activity across England. Forest Research contributed to the monitoring and evaluation of five projects that focused on increasing activity levels in woodlands and greenspace.

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    Consultation and community involvement in forest planning

    Lead Author: Paul Tabbush

    As part of Forest Design Planning, qualitative social research methods were used to describe and evaluate the participatory process developed in the New Forest. The process was followed in action at Cranborne Chase and North Dorset Forest District and interviews and discussion groups were held in 2003 and 2004. This...

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    A sort of magical place: people’s experiences of woodlands in northwest and southeast England

    Lead Author: Liz O'Brien

    This publication aims to give land managers, policymakers and all those with a wide interest in forestry a picture of how people relate to woodlands and the natural environment. To obtain a hardcopy of this report (price £10) contact Joanne Davies of Forest Research at Alice Holt Lodge, Farnham, Surrey.

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    Economic benefits of greenspace

    Lead Author: Vadims Sarajevs

    A substantial body of literature, including government policies, acknowledges the important role of greenspace in sustainable development and the creation of attractive and economically vibrant communities. Greenspace refers to the natural environmental components (green and blue spaces) that lie within and between a region’s cities, towns and villages. This Research...

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    2007 – New pathways for health and well-being in Scotland

    Lead Author: Sue Weldon

    Research to understand and overcome barriers to accessing woodlands By Sue Weldon and Cathy Bailey in collaboration with Liz O’Brien.

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    Social forestry

    Lead Author: Liz O’Brien

    Questions and Issues This publication contains the presentations given in December 2000 by speakers from Forest Enterprise, Forest Research and the Forestry Commission. Also included are the contributions made by all delegates in workshop discussion groups which focused on quality of life issues, stakeholders and their importance, and social sustainability.

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    Wildfires in Wales – Executive Summary

    Lead Author: Matthew Jollands

    Executive summary of this project that sought to characterise and understand the problem of wildfires in the South Wales Valleys region and to offer recommendations for appropriate management and policy responses. By Matthew Jollands, Jake Morris and Andy Moffat. Related pages People, trees and woodlands Social forestry research

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    Volunteering and Forestry Commission Wales: Scope, opportunities, and barriers

    Lead Author: Bianca Ambrose-Oji

    Report providing scoping evidence and information needed to understand current volunteering activity and opportunities and barriers to using volunteers as a consequence of the legal and any other pertinent issues as it applies in Wales. April 2011. By: Bianca Ambrose-Oji. Related pages People, trees and woodlands Social forestry research