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    Water resources

    Resources relevant to Forests and Water. General Future water: the Government’s water strategy for England (2011). HM Government. The natural choice: securing the value of nature (2011). HM Government. Delivery mechanisms The Water Framework Directive and River Basin Management Plans – The European Union Water Framework Directive, which came into...

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    Field portable X-ray fluorescence (FPXRF): A rapid and low-cost alternative for measuring metals and metalloids in soils

    Lead Author: Caroline Kilbride

    By Caroline Kilbride, Jane Poole, Tony Hutchings, Olga Rodriguez-Walters, Danielle Sinnett, Andy Brunt and Andy Moffat. CL:AIRE Research Bulletin 7. What’s of interest If your organisation has an interest in working with us on collaborative research related to greening brownfield or contaminated sites then please email: landrec@forestry.gsi.gov.uk Related pages Brownfield...

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    Research forests

    Information about the Research Forests in England, Scotland and Wales.

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    Forest operations

    Impacts of forest operations on archaeological evidence

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    How to select what analysis you need

    Our research-focused chemical analysis laboratory provides soil, water, plant and foliage (leaf) testing to support a wide range of agricultural and forest-related activities. Environmental monitoring Plant, soil and water analyses are key to any environmental or site monitoring exercise, whether for regulatory or research purposes. We can provide a basic...

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    [Archive] A manual of good practice for the use of sewage sludge in forestry

    Lead Author: R. Wolstenholme

    Sewage sludge, a mixture of solids and water produced during the treatment of waste water, can be used as a valuable fertiliser and is currently widely used as such in agriculture. Since 1981 a joint Forestry Commission/WRc research programme has evaluated the growth responses and environmental implications of sewage sludge...

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    Hot-water treatment as a possible method for eradicating Chalara fraxinea (Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus) infection from ash fruits (Fraxinus excelsior L)

    Lead Author: Shelagh McCartan

    Treating ash seeds with hot water may kill Chalara infection Immersing ash seeds in 44 °C water for 5 hours may eradicate Chalara infection in ash seeds without significantly reducing the viability of the seeds. Forest Research scientists have published the results of this trial in Quarterly Journal of Forestry. Batches...

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    Water Analysis

    Service overview Our laboratory offers a high quality water analysis service for the private sector and research organisations. We carry our regular water analysis for research projects and have acquired the latest state-of-the-art dual view spectrophotometer giving extremely low limits of detection and greater accuracy at trace levels which is...

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    Forest clearance for peatland restoration

    Lead Author: Nadeem Shah

    Phased felling and low impact harvesting can effectively control negative impacts of forest clearance for peatland restoration

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    Opportunities to use woodland measures for Natural Flood Management in Whinlatter Forest: Scoping Report

    Lead Author: Huw Thomas

    The Forest Design Plan for Whinlatter is currently under review and a new aspirations map has been produced. This includes measures such as habitat creation and proposed extensions to the mountain bike trail network. In addition to these proposals, measures to reduce the community flood risk have been considered; such...

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    Flood risk alleviation

    Summary of the use of urban greenspace to reduce flood risk, through riparian woodland on floodplains

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    Opportunities to use woodland measures for Natural Flood Management (NFM) in the Derwent Catchment: Scoping Report

    Lead Author: Huw Thomas

    Forest Research was commissioned by Forestry England to carry out a desk-based GIS exercise to determine the potential opportunities of implementing NFM measures in 4 forest areas in the Derwent Catchment. The study focused on the Parkwood Isel, Howgill and Messengermire, Setmurthy and Matterdale forest areas. A desk-based GIS exercise...