The regeneration of brownfield land to green space can deliver multiple benefits to society and the environment through improvements in the quality of a site and its surrounding landscape. Successful delivery of regeneration projects is dependent on the planning of project delivery and on good project management. This Practice Note describes the process of brownfield […]
Standard, good forestry practice measures were proven to be effective in preventing contamination of stream waters in a detailed study of acetamiprid runoff following the use of Gazelle SG as a pre-treatment and top-up spray in forestry undertaken at Esgair Gors in mid-Wales.
Despite progress in the development of non-chemical methods for controlling the large pine […]
Highlights
Good forest practice was effective at protecting water quality.
Streamwater acidity and ecology unaffected by conifer afforestation.
Hurricanes caused marked changes in streamwater acidity and water colour.
Total P increased after fertiliser applications but no impact on ecological status.
Findings will inform future woodland expansion within sensitive water catchments.
Abstract
Our study was driven by objections to afforesting the sensitive peaty […]
Remote Sensing is the process of observing and accurately imaging the earth’s surface. Forest Research is using remote sensing to improve the reporting of key forest indicators such as woodland loss monitoring, storm damage monitoring and Larch mapping.
Forest Research is utilising the most up-to-date remote sensing tools, including data collected from satellites, aircraft and drones, […]
Key Action
Progress
Produce a report for the Forestry Commission on wood properties and uses of larch in Britain.
ACHIEVED
Review and implement the Forest Research Data Strategy.
ACHIEVED
Implement the Changing the Way We Work change programme.
ACHIEVED
Deliver an update of the woodland carbon sequestration estimates for inclusion in the Woodland Carbon Code ‘Woodland Carbon Calculation Spreadsheet’, incorporating revisions based on […]
This Booklet gives recommendations on the use of herbicides in British forests. It replaces Forestry Commission Leaflet 51, also entitled Chemical Control of Weeds in the Forest. Suitable types of equipment are generally described in Chapter 8, but detailed advice on the most suitable type and make of spraying equipment is not given as this […]
As part of a UK–India collaboration on forestry, this summary report shows how Forest Landscape Restoration can safeguard biodiversity by taking a landscape approach using appropriate technologies and practical applications and produce real benefits for communities by working in partnership with them.
Edited by Mike Smith (Forest Research) and Sandeep Tripathi (India Forest Research Institute), September […]
Research exploring what forest managers want to know about climate change adaptation.
Adaptation to climate change involves adjusting Forest Management to anticipate future changes. Starting to adapt woodland and forests to the changing climate now is important if owners and society wish to continue to benefit from the range of services they provide, capitalise on opportunities […]
In the decade before the war the Forestry Commission took practical steps to meet the increasing needs of the population for large tracts of wild country to be put at their disposal for recreational purposes by establishing Forest Parks, the first such Forest Park being that of Argyll, created by the Forestry Commission with the […]
Urban forests provide ecosystem services that contribute to human health, liveability and sustainability. The management of trees influences the delivery of these ecosystem services and thus helps determine the total benefit provided by an urban forest. This Research Note summarises two Research Reports that assessed the delivery of regulating ecosystem services by 30 tree species […]
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