Forestry and Tree Health Resources
The EMIS decision support system provides guidance for forest managers by matching species to site factors and by highlighting the most appropriate silvicultural establishment strategies.
The Forest Trapping Network (FTN) forms a major part of GB's Future Surveillance Plan (FSP). The FTN specifically targets quarantine and priority species which other survey methods cannot detect.
Our Quality and Environmental Standards, Certification and Accreditations Forest Research (FR) is an executive agency of the Forestry Commission, a leader in applied forest science, nationally and internationally. Our research supports the timber economy, climate change mitigation, biodiversity and understanding of people’s relationships to woods and forests. We are in...
The Bulletin estimates the consumer surplus (or net monetary benefit) from informal recreation on the Forestry Commission estate. The Forestry Commission’s estate of more than 1 million hectares is managed for multiple-use and multiple benefits. Calculations of the costs and benefits of timber production are made in financial terms using...
The page summarises Forest Research’s studies into social and economic issues influencing development of the woodfuel sector.
A list of all literature available (updated to December 2015) about Dothistroma in alphabetical order (D-F)
Publications, reports and posters about Phytophthora kernoviae.
Pathology Advisory Note 7 Pathogens that could potentially be very damaging to Planes (Platanus spp.) in the UK. This document details signs and symptoms of the named tree pest(s) or disease(s) and provides advice on what to do if you suspect the pest or disease is present. Related pages Research...
The page summarises economic and social benefits delivered to people from Scottish forestry, forests and woodland, based on the research and analysis of the ‘Forestry for People’ project.
information about statistical surveys
This Report describes the biological and environmental factors that influence attack frequency and severity from Ips bark beetles and assesses strategies for their management, with emphasis on the major threat posed by I. typographus.
June 2025 APHA won a gold medal and Best GreenSTEM exhibit at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2025 with their exhibit “Colorado Beetle – a threat to our food security”. Okay it’s not a tree pest but the principles and messages are relevant to trees. Research Surveillance and intelligence...