This Bulletin presents the results of an enquiry by Dr. D. C. Nicholls into the factors that influence the use of land for forestry on private estates in England and Wales.
The five forest gardens which form the subject of this Bulletin are Cockle Park, near Morpeth, Northumberland; Cirencester, Gloucestershire; Abbotswood, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire; Alice Holt, Hampshire; and Ceiriog, Denbighshire. Each garden consists of a series of experimental plots laid out for purposes of study and for the comparison of...
The Tree Stories were created over a year and inspired by Highland Perthshire’s beautiful fauna and flora. Each story was created during the month with which its tree is linked in folklore.
The original Woodland Workout was a Forest Education Initiative project supported by Forestry Commission Scotland. The resource was developed by four teachers. The aim of the project was to produce a resource that could easily be used by teachers and enable them to offer a wide range of outdoor activities...
This four-year project involved a partnership of research organisations and local authorities from northern France and southern England, two regions with similar production and semi-natural forest ecosystems. Forest Research helped to develop common management strategies to maximise the economic, environmental and social benefits from forests in the two regions and...
Climate change will have wide-ranging effects on ecosystem services
Abstract Ecosystem services (ES) are the benefits that people receive from ecosystems. Understanding the impact of forest management on their supply can inform policy and practice for meeting societal demand. The objectives of this paper are to identify and review the effect of management intensity on priority ES supply and...
Problems associated with Rhododendron ponticum. Rhododendron ponticum is a highly invasive species affecting woodland in the UK. It is also a host to two particularly significant diseases affecting our woodlands – Phytophthora ramorum and Phytophthora kernoviae. To control their spread, the eradication of rhododendron, usually by cutting and removal, is...
The Roots software program was developed in 2005 to help developers create attractive and sustainable green environment on brownfield sites. RootsTM facilitates a structured approach to site characterisation, problem-solving, species selection and successful planting schemes. Through the structured approach it explains and interprets data and generates custom-built site-specific specifications for...
How the provision of high quality, attractive accessible greenspace can increase levels of tourism in urban areas
This is one of a series of papers which form part of a study to consider the scale, location and nature of forestry expansion in Britain.