Introduction
The statistics presented in the Environment chapter of this release cover:
populations of wild birds;
public opinion on tree health; and
woodland fires.
Woodland fires
Wildfires, including woodland fires, are uncontrolled vegetation fires. Although they can start naturally, the majority are caused by people, either accidentally or deliberately.
Wildfires can impact on transport network and power lines; damage property and […]
Pacific silver fir is one of the major tree species in the forests of the Pacific north-west but has received little attention in Britain. Research and experience have demonstrated that it has the potential to be as productive as many of the commonly planted conifers and should be considered for wider use in the wetter, upland areas of the country where Sitka spruce dominates. Its ability to tolerate heavy shade and regenerate under suitable conditions means this is a species suited to continuous cover forestry and forest diversification.
Pacific silver fir is categorised as a secondary tree species. These are species that have demonstrated positive silvicultural characteristics in trial plots but gaps in knowledge constrain wider use. The species are being actively evaluated to increase understanding and inform future deployment.
European silver fir is a long-lived conifer and the largest tree (up to 60 m) of the native Abies in Europe. It is not native to Britain but was an early introduction in 1603. Although widely planted as a specimen tree it has only been used on a small scale as a forestry species. Poor uptake was because early trials indicated susceptibility to silver fir wooly aphid; however, a recent reassessment of the species indicated it can be a productive species in Britain. There is growing recognition it has a place in forest diversification and is consequently being more widely used.
European silver fir is categorised as a Secondary tree species. These are a group that have demonstrated positive silvicultural characteristics in trial plots but gaps in knowledge constrain wider use. The species are being actively evaluated to increase understanding and inform future deployment.
The object of this Bulletin is to assist all who are concerned with the management or cultivation of broadleaves. Much practical silvicultural advice is included, and many recommendations are made with the main emphasis on the silvicultural techniques used to grow good quality timber. But broadleaved woodlands are important for much more than timber production […]
The underlying silvicultural principles which make up good thinning practice and guidance on applying thinning in the most common situations of forest management.
By Gary Kerr and Jens Haufe.
Related pages
Continuous cover silviculture
Integrated establishment systems for the uplands
Management of upland native woodlands
Woodland and habitat management publications
A project entitled 'molecular detection of Phytophthoras in forest, woodland and urban garden environments' aims to; i) examine Phytophthora diversity in soil at forest, woodland and public garden sites in Scotland, ii) assess the feasibility of using Illumina metabarcoding technology combined with spore trapping for longer-term monitoring of aerial Phytophthora diseases, such as P. ramorum, and iii) to provide evidence to inform biosecurity and remediation policy aimed at limiting the introduction, spread and impact of Phytophthora diseases.
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