The papers presented here were written for the 1979 meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science at Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh. The range of subject is comprehensive, covering productive agriculture and forestry and their future inter-relations in the uplands, wildlife conservation, public recreation, landscaping, and social...
This Information Note has been withdrawn due to disease problems with some varieties. Interim information – Tree death in poplar plantations – is available to download from this page.
leaflet with information about Forestry practice publications
This information note has been withdrawn due to disease problems with some varieties. Interim information – Tree death in poplar plantations – is available to download from this page.
The region covered by this Booklet is the southern third of Scotland, from the headwaters of the Tay in Perthshire, down to the Border. It holds the two great cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, the widespread industries that have been built up over the central coalfields, the richest farmlands and...
This Bulletin contains information on the properties, manufacture and uses of 2, 4-D and 2, 4. 5-T as well as the possible side effects of these herbicides which are reviewed in detail.Note: This is an archive publication. Always consult the most recent guidance for up-to-date information.
A survey was started in May 1919, by the Interim Forest Authority, to ascertain the forest insect conditions in the British Isles, with special reference to felled areas and recently formed plantations. The main object of the survey was to determine the location, extent, and nature of the chief forest...
The purpose of this publication is to answer some of the questions commonly asked about the use of fertilisers in young forest crops in Southern Britain, that is south of the counties of Lancashire and Yorkshire, and to summarise the evidence on which recommended practice is based. The three main...
This Report collates and synthesises research into the production and use of Scots pine timber in Great Britain, drawing where necessary and for comparative purposes on sources from the European continent where Scots pine is better characterised and used in a wider range of applications.