[Archive] Chalk downland afforestation

In 1961 the Forestry Commission had over 30 forests situated wholly or partly on chalk formations, scattered over the southern and eastern counties from Dorset to Kent and north to Yorkshire, while private estate owners are also engaged in the planting and management of extensive stretches of chalk down woodland. In 1927 the Commission began […]

[Archive] Aids to working conifer thinnings

This booklet is intended as a guide to some items of equipment which may not be widely known, and particularly to some which have been developed only in the past few years. The purpose of these tools is mainly to make work easier — reducing the effort involved or making operations quicker. Many are intended […]

[Archive] Forty-second Annual Report of the Forestry Commissioners 1960-1961

Published by HMSO, for the year ending 30 September 1961.

[Archive] Report on Forest Research for the year ended March 1960

The report of Forest Research for the year ending March 1959. The report includes: Introduction Summary of the year’s work Part i Reports of work carried out by Forestry Commission research staff -Forest tree seed investigations -Nursery investigations -Silvicultural investigations in the forest: (a) south and central England and Wales (b) Scotland and northern England -Provenance studies -Poplars and elms -Forest ecology -Forest soils -Forest genetics -Forest […]

[Archive] Journal of the Forestry Commission (No.30)

The Forestry Commission Journal was introduced as a way to communicate information on a wide range of topics which could not be communicated through ‘ordinary official channels’, and was intended to be a means of exchanging the opinions and experiences of all members of the staff. This thirtieth Journal includes information on: A farewell note from […]

[Archive] Forty-first Annual Report of the Forestry Commissioner 1959-1960

Printed by HMSO, for the year ending 30 September 1960.

[Archive] The status and development of elm disease in Britain

The discovery of the disease in Britain in 1927, and its persistence here until 1959, have provided certain unique opportunities for its study. The results of this study, with certain necessary references to European and American work, are presented here.

[Archive] Afforestation of upland heaths

The upland heaths considered in this Bulletin comprise wide stretches of heather-clad land among the hills along the eastern side of Scotland and Northern England. This Bulletin reviews all the experimental work carried out over a period of thirty-six years, from 1921 to 1957. Many methods tried out in the early years have long since […]

[Archive] Journal of the Forestry Commission (No.29)

The Forestry Commission Journal was introduced as a way to communicate information on a wide range of topics which could not be communicated through ‘ordinary official channels’, and was intended to be a means of exchanging the opinions and experiences of all members of the staff. This twenty-ninth Journal includes information on: Tours on the West […]

[Archive] Conversion tables for research workers in forestry and agriculture

These tables and charts were prepared by the staff of the Research Branch and by other forest research workers to meet their own needs when preparing data for publication, when meeting foreign visitors and when reading foreign literature. They have been amplified and now are published so that others may avoid the laborious calculations that […]

[Archive] Fortieth Annual Report of the Forestry Commissioners 1958-1959

Published by HMSO for the year ending 30 September 1959.

[Archive] Report on Forest Research for the year ended March 1959

The report of Forest Research for the year ending March 1959. The report includes: Introduction Summary of the year’s work Part i – Reports of work carried out by Forestry Commission research staff -Forest tree seed investigations -Nursery investigations -Silvicultural investigations in the forest: (a) south and central England and Wales (b) Scotland and -north England -Provenance studies -Poplars and elms -Forest ecology -Forest soils -Forest […]