Public Perceptions of Urban Trees
Research Status:current
How do contemporary Great British attitudes to urban trees vary between locality, individuals and communities with different socio-demographic backgrounds? Forest Research aims to investigate this through a rapid evidence review, a national questionnaire and a series of focus groups.
Understanding human-wildlife interactions in forest environments
The page summarises findings from Forest Research’s review and analysis of the values, attitudes and knowledge that landowners hold about woodland management and creation.
Studies are looking at the new demands on foresters as the profession grapples with the complexities and uncertainties of climate change
The soil conditions experienced by a growing tree are reproduced under controlled conditions. Fluid distributions with the tree are visualised using magnetic resonance imaging in order to identify stresses and determine if these are linked to drought cracking and shake.
The page summarises findings from Forest Research’s assessment of the most effective forms of partnership at the Forest Commission.
We developed a climatic sensitive model to simultaneously estimate the emergence and survival of Corsican pine natural regeneration in Spain through lifetime analysis. This work is highly relevant for managing the species in a context of climate change. Our modelling approach represents a breakthrough in the state of the art...
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...
This Research Note describes the ecological value of Great Britain’s native oaks, as reflected in the biodiversity supported by the trees and ecosystem functions the trees perform.
The lifecycle of Agrilus biguttatus: the role of temperature in its development and distribution, and implications for Acute Oak Decline
Red Squirrels United brings together partners from across the UK to deliver red squirrel conservation. As part of this effort, Forest Research is undertaking a public attitudinal survey to understand levels of awareness of squirrel conservation issues and attitudes towards management methods.
Soil sustainability PhD studentship summary. Nalika Rajapaksha, University of Central Lancashire – 2009-2012.
