Urban forests provide ecosystem services that contribute to human health, liveability and sustainability. The management of trees influences the delivery of these ecosystem services and thus helps determine the total benefit provided by an urban forest. This Research Note summarises two Research Reports that assessed the delivery of regulating ecosystem services by 30 tree species […]
The principal roles of Forest Research in this Defra programme were to provide expert advice and to deliver a range of site specific environmental, soil and vegetation-related parameters and data-sets required for the evaluation of the Critical Loads calculation methodology. This evaluation includes the testing and calibration of process-based dynamic models of soil chemistry.
By Mark […]
Key Action
Progress
Produce a report for the Forestry Commission on wood properties and uses of larch in Britain.
ACHIEVED
Review and implement the Forest Research Data Strategy.
ACHIEVED
Implement the Changing the Way We Work change programme.
ACHIEVED
Deliver an update of the woodland carbon sequestration estimates for inclusion in the Woodland Carbon Code ‘Woodland Carbon Calculation Spreadsheet’, incorporating revisions based on […]
If you are unable to report through TreeAlert please use our standard Report Form (below) for written and email requests:
Diagnostic service report form (PDF)
For enquiries north of the Humber/Mersey line:
Tree Health Diagnostic and Advisory Service
Forest Research
Northern Research Station
Roslin
Midlothian
EH25 9SY
Email: thdas.nrs@forestresearch.gov.uk
For enquiries south of the Humber/Mersey line:
Tree Health Diagnostic and Advisory Service
Forest Research
Alice Holt Lodge
Farnham
Surrey
GU10 4LH
Email: thdas.ah@forestresearch.gov.uk
The team
Alice […]
Modern forest management practice increasingly adopts an ecosystem services approach to account for the multiple benefits and objectives of forestry. It is also increasingly linked to climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies. In view of the priority given to these policy agendas, it is important that new models take an integrated approach to accounting for […]
This Information Note summarises the results of a series of experiments, including a synthesis of data from previous Forest Research publications, to provide information regarding recent advances in propagation of hybrid larch using cutting production systems.
How much carbon is there in our woodlands?
Forests are a key part of the global carbon cycle. As trees grow, carbon is removed from the atmosphere, so there is much interest in tree planting and woodland expansion to help slow down the increase of atmospheric greenhouse gases that is causing rapid climate change. It is […]
What are the key risks to our forests and woodland?
There are many risks to UK forests, woodlands and trees from climate change trends and extreme weather events. These risks can be managed to reduce the potential impact on our forests and the ecosystem services they provide. This factsheet highlights the main risks from climate change […]
How can careful choice of provenance of planting stock make forests more resilient to the changing climate?
Provenance is a forestry term used to describe the location of the stand from which reproductive material (seeds or cuttings) was collected. The choice of provenance of planting stock used to establish new woodlands and the management of existing […]
David Slawson
Imperial College London – visiting researcher and former Director of OPAL
Coordinator of THSCN and Observatree volunteer. Current priorities: to expand the tree health surveillance network, to make data more openly accessible to researchers, land managers and the public, and to increase collaboration between the biosecurity and biodiversity communities.
Recent scientific publications:
Jane Barbrook
Animal & Plant […]
A strategy for the improvement of broadleaved trees in Britain and Ireland
The nations’ broadleaved trees, such as oak, chestnut, ash and birch, are important economically, socially and environmentally. Forest Research, Future Trees Trust and Earth Trust have jointly produced a strategy to improve Britain’s and Ireland’s broadleaved trees. The strategy, ‘A future with broadleaved trees’, […]
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