Forestry and Tree Health Resources
General advice on the management of (bacterial) bleeding cankers on oak
This Report collates and synthesises research into the production and use of Scots pine timber in Great Britain, drawing where necessary and for comparative purposes on sources from the European continent where Scots pine is better characterised and used in a wider range of applications.
Urban greenspace can be used as a noise buffer to improve reduce noise pollution in urban areas
Land use change has been one of the major influences on UK forests and wooded landscapes for many years, with the future likely to be affected through changes in climate and human population pressure. This presents a challenge for the long-term planning and management of woodlands to provide the range...
Information about the incidence and distribution of acute oak decline (AOD) in Great Britain, and how it is obtained.
PC-based wind risk model for British forests
A strategy for the improvement of broadleaved trees in Britain and Ireland The nations’ broadleaved trees, such as oak, chestnut, ash and birch, are important economically, socially and environmentally. Forest Research, Future Trees Trust and Earth Trust have jointly produced a strategy to improve Britain’s and Ireland’s broadleaved trees. The...
Stump treatment against Heterobasidion annosum
Issues, surveys and research relating to the preservation of veteran trees on the Forestry Commission estate
Greenspace as a feature of the urban landscape taking many forms, and serving many purposes
Practical considerations and challenges to how urban greenspace can help mitigate local climate change by helping to cool the urban climate
Forest Research are the leading UK research organisation on the development of spatial analysis techniques for habitat networks and have an excellent track record of working with and delivering tailored habitat network analyses. What are habitat networks, and why are they important? Habitat networks are configurations of habitat that allows species...