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  • Tools and Resources

    2018 – New planting & restocking

    New planting & restocking Introduction New planting is the creation of new areas of woodland. Restocking is the replanting of areas of woodland that have been felled.  New planting can use planting/seeding or natural colonisation.  Restocking can also use planting/seeding or natural regeneration.       Data sources and methodology Information about Forestry Commission, Natural Resources Wales and Forest Service new planting and […]
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    2017 – Carbon sequestration

    In climate change reporting, removals to forestland, also called the forest sink, measures the net annual accumulation of carbon in forests by woody biomass, soils and litter. Table 4.2 and Figure 4.2 show estimates and projections of net carbon dioxide removals attributed to UK forestry, from 1990 to 2050. The annual rate of accumulation is projected […]
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    2019 – Public Opinion of Forestry

    Introduction Forest Research (on behalf of the Forestry Commission, Scottish Forestry, Welsh Government/ Natural Resources Wales and Northern Ireland Forest Service) has conducted similar surveys of public attitudes to forestry and forestry-related issues every two years since 1995. Three separate surveys were undertaken in 2019; in Northern Ireland, in Wales and across the UK as a […]
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    Two-spotted oak buprestid (Agrilus biguttatus)

    The two-spotted oak buprestid (TSOB) is a UK and European native, bark-boring beetle which lives on oak trees (trees in the Quercus genus), and which, in sufficient numbers, can severely weaken them.
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    Wildflower meadow habitats

    The ecological benefits of wildflower meadows for incorporation into urban greenspace, including links to case studies with examples of wildflower meadows for biodiversity
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  • Research

    Management of multifunctional forests (MULTIFOR)

    This four-year project involved a partnership of research organisations and local authorities from northern France and southern England, two regions with similar production and semi-natural forest ecosystems. Forest Research helped to develop common management strategies to maximise the economic, environmental and social benefits from forests in the two regions and to improve their resilience to climate change.
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    Downloads and further resources

    Resilience Implementation Framework - downloads and further resources
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    Large pine weevil (Hylobius abietis)

    Present in United Kingdom Notifiable – No Scientific name – Hylobius abietis (H. abietis) The large pine weevil (above), also known as the large brown pine weevil, is, despite its name, an insect pest of many species of young trees in addition to pine trees (in the genus, Pinus). It is a particular problem in the UK and […]
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    Planting woodland

    Planting a woodland
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    Noise abatement

    Urban greenspace can be used as a noise buffer to improve reduce noise pollution in urban areas
  • Climate Change Hub

    Scotland

    The climate in Scotland is changing, and these changes will impact on Scotland’s trees and forests.