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174 Search Results for forests and landscape

  • Publications

    Planning for lowland habitat networks in Scotland: A landscape-scale approach

    Lead Author: Darren Moseley
    A synopsis of the Lowland Habitat Networks in Scotland report (below), including examples of how networks of non-wooded habitats and their integration in different landscape settings could benefit landscapes in the Scottish Lowlands. By Darren Moseley and Mike Smith. Full report: Developing lowland habitat networks in Scotland: Phase 2 (PDF-3207K) Related pages Habitat networks Landscape ecology Integrated establishment systems for the […]
  • Publications

    The UK Forestry Standard – summary checklist

    Lead Author: Forestry Commission
    Practising sustainable forestry means managing our forests in a way that meets our needs at present, but that does not compromise the ability of future generations to meet their needs. They will rightly expect that their forests and woodlands offer at least the same benefits and opportunities as we enjoy today. To sustain these expectations, […]
  • Publications

    [Archive] Use of broadleaved species in upland forests (FC Leaflet 88 – 1986)

    Lead Author: A.J. Low
    The purpose of this leaflet is to give practical guidance on how best to select and establish broadleaved tree species.
  • Publications

    Identifying the historic environment in Scotland’s forests and woodlands

    Lead Author: Matthew Ritchie
    Identifying the historic environment in Scotland’s forests and woodlands has been prepared by Forestry Commission Scotland and Archaeology Scotland as an aid to forestry and woodland managers when considering the historic environment in their stewardship. The principal purpose of this practice guide is to provide an accessible introduction to exploring ‘archaeology in the field’. Archaeological and […]
  • Publications

    Stakeholder perceptions of short-rotation forestry for energy – Literature review

    Lead Author: Norman Dandy
    Research conducted in order to further understanding of the social viability of short-rotation forestry in the British landscape. 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 […]
  • Publications

    Forest Yield: A handbook on forest growth and yield tables for British forestry

    Lead Author: R.W. Matthews
    Yield models are one of the foundations of forest management. They provide information about the patterns of tree growth and potential productivity that can be expected in forest stands of different tree species, with varying growth rates, when managed in different ways. Yield models are in daily use by forest managers and practitioners when making […]
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    The UK Forestry Standard 2017

    Lead Author: Forestry Commission
    The UK governments have set out their requirements for sustainable forest management in the UK Forestry Standard. Available both as ePub and PDF.
  • Tools and Resources

    Other sources of information about the historic environment

    Historic environment links and references
  • Research

    Landscape ecology

    Landscape Ecology at Forest Research, including principles and applications
  • Publications

    [Archive] Forestry practice 1991

    Lead Author: B.G. Hibberd
    Forestry Practice has become the standard textbook for forestry students, forest and woodland growers, owners, managers and planners in Great Britain. This latest edition takes into account the considerable advances and changes in silviculture during the five years since the last edition. This includes a completely new chapter devoted to planning for second rotation plantations […]
  • Publications

    [Archive] Journal of the Forestry Commission (No.31)

    Lead Author: Forestry Commission
    The Forestry Commission Journal was introduced as a way to communicate information on a wide range of topics which could not be communicated through ‘ordinary official channels’, and was intended to be a means of exchanging the opinions and experiences of all members of the staff.This thirty-first Journal includes information on: The Eighth British Commonwealth […]
  • Tools and Resources

    Archaeology in wooded environments

    Outlines the types of archaeological evidence found in woodland which are not associated with woodland management