In the UK, large areas of peatland were drained for forestry in the second half of the 20th century. Ground surface subsidence and diminishing depth (thickness) of the peat layer can indicate compaction of the peat and/or carbon loss, but there are few long-term datasets from afforested UK peatlands. Here we present an unprecedented 50-year […]
Resilient forests are important if our trees are to cope better with changing environmental conditions and threats from pests and diseases. This page provides information on the publications produced as part of Forest Research's 'Delivering Resilient Forests' programme of research.
This report assesses the distribution of Welsh peatlands and gives an overview of the likely impacts of peat forming factors and afforested peatland restoration. National and field based assessment schemes are developed for the assessment of afforested peatland in Wales viable for restoration, as well as a national GIS assessment identifying potential restoration areas in Wales. Field-based assessment are testing by ground truthing a number of sites in Wales and relative costs of afforested peat restoration are provided.
RIN 230 (1993)
Out of print research publications from the 1980s and 1990s.
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This research aims to find out how to expand woodland cover in a way that maximises ecological and social benefits. The programme complements the other six programmes and follows collaborative principles to produce tools which support land managers, stakeholders and policymakers to increase engagement with woodland creation activities
RIN 252 (1994)
Out of print research publications from the 1980s and 1990s.
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The report of Forest Research for the year ending March 1949. The report includes:Part 1: Work carried out by Forestry Commission staff:IntroductionStudies of growthPathologyEntomologyGeneticsForest ecologyThe treatment of seedExperimental work in the nurseryAfforestation of peatPlanting experiments on lowland heathsProvenance studiesArboreta and forest gardensThe library at Alice HoltPublicationsPart 2: Committee on nutrition problems in forest nurseriesPart 3: […]
The report of Forest Research for the year ending March 1952. The report includes:
Introduction
Summary of the year’s work
Part i: work carried out by Forestry Commission staff
– Forest tree seed investigations
– Experimental work in nurseries
– Work on problems of afforestation in Scotland and northern England
– The 1945 broom and pine nursing experiments at Coldharbour, Wareham forest, […]
This guide will help forest managers and agents in Scotland decide the best future management option for afforested deep peat sites (defined here as soils with a peat layer of 50 cm or more). It explains the principles and assessment methods of the ‘Forestry on peatland habitats’ supplementary guidance that Forestry Commission Scotland published in […]
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