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    Woodfuel Information Pack

    Lead Author: Duncan Ireland

    This Woodfuel Information Pack brings together key basic information about many aspects of using wood for fuel. These include background on benefits, renewable energy targets and policy, conversion, end users and systems. For more information, visit our Tools and Resources fuel information pages. 

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    Using quality compost to reclaim land for forestry and woody biomass

    Lead Author: Forest Research

    Forestry Commission Report 2014. Technical guidance on using quality compost to reclaim land for forestry and woody biomass. Contact Bill Jones. What’s of interest These publications are produced by Technical Development. Some (mainly older) publications are not available online. If you do not find what you are looking for, please...

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    Forestry trials of compost & AD in Central Scotland

    Lead Author: Forest Research

    Forestry Commission Report 2016. Results of forestry reclamation trials Central Scotland using green compost and fibre anaerobic digestate. Contact Bill Jones. What’s of interest These publications were produced by Technical Development. Some (mainly older) publications are not available online. If you do not find what you are looking for, please...

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    Non-destructive evaluation of Scots pine

    Lead Author: David Auty

    Evaluating the use of acoustic tools to assess Scots pine timber quality, and the practical implications for assessing timber quality from naturally regenerated stands. Related pages Tree and Wood Properties Compression Wood Cell wall macromolecules and reaction wood (CEMARE)

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    Brash management on habitat restorations sites

    Lead Author: Forest Research

    Contact Bill Jones. What’s of interest These publications were produced by Technical Development. Some (mainly older) publications are not available online. If you do not find what you are looking for, please contact Bill Jones.

  • Tool and Resource

    Bleeding canker of horse chestnut: Causal Agent

    Recent research shows that Pseudomonas now causes bleeding canker of horse chestnut trees.

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    Valuing tree and forest ecosystem services

    Our research explores the value of different tree and forest ecosystem services and uses innovative methods to identify and capture those values

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    Climate change adaptation strategies in a fragmented landscape

    Lead Author: Nicholas Synes

    A multi-species modelling approach to examine the impact of alternative climate change adaptation strategies on range shifting ability in a fragmented landscape This paper describes research to test the effects of varying ‘climate change adaptation strategies’ on the ability of different animals to move through the landscape in response to...

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    Estimating the supply of biomass from short-rotation coppice in England, given social, economic and environmental constraints to land availability

    Lead Author: M. J. Aylott

    Aylott M.J., Casella E., Farrall K. & Taylor G. (2010). Estimating the supply of biomass from short-rotation coppice in England, given social, economic and environmental constraints to land availability.

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    Controlling rhododendron through the use of herbicides

    To control Rhododendron spread, its eradication, usually by cutting and removal, is an accepted management practice. The regrowth of shoots on rhododendron stumps is however a common. Two papers explore different aspects of this problem.

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    Forest habitat network for Edinburgh and the Lothians

    Lead Author: Duncan Ray

    Booklet describing the contribution of woodlands to promote sustainable development within the regional Structure Plan. By Duncan Ray and Darren Moseley.

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    Planning for lowland habitat networks in Scotland: A landscape-scale approach

    Lead Author: Darren Moseley

    A synopsis of the Lowland Habitat Networks in Scotland report (below), including examples of how networks of non-wooded habitats and their integration in different landscape settings could benefit landscapes in the Scottish Lowlands. By Darren Moseley and Mike Smith. Full report: Developing lowland habitat networks in Scotland: Phase 2 (PDF-3207K)...