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    [Archive] Aerial application of insecticide against pine beauty moth
    Lead Author: A.V. Holden (Ed.)
    During 1979, further spraying operations of Lodgepole pine forests in northern Scotland with fenitrothion, to control outbreaks of Pine beauty moth were necessary using the ultra-low volume technique, and monitoring operations were undertaken partly to confirm the observations of the previous year, but also, in some instances, to provide additional information on the extent of […]
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    [Archive] Spatial analysis of forest growth
    Lead Author: P.H. Nicholls
    This paper presents an abridged account of a study by the author in 1978, which is intended to develop the understanding of spatial variations in the growth of trees and refinement of the analytical techniques used. The results of the yield analysis at the national level are applied on a compartment basis in two study […]
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    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] Progress reports (1973-79) by Forestry Commission GB and Forestry Division NI for the eleventh Commonwealth Forestry Conference 1980
    Lead Author: Forestry Commission
    Progress reports (1973-79) by Forestry Commission GB and Forestry Division NI for the eleventh Commonwealth Forestry Conference 1980, covering for each organisation, chapters on – forest policy, forest management, services to management, harvesting and market planning, utilisation of forest products and forest products research, and a statistical summary.
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    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] The forestry mission to China 1979
    Lead Author: Forestry Commission
    The need for a visit to China by British foresters was first proposed in January 1978 to the Chairman of the Great Britain – China Centre by the Earl Bathurst when President of the Royal Forestry Society of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The visit subsequently followed, sponsored and arranged by the Centre, and coincided […]
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    [Archive] Forestry and farming in upland Britain
    Lead Author: Forestry Commission
    The papers presented here were written for the 1979 meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science at Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh. The range of subject is comprehensive, covering productive agriculture and forestry and their future inter-relations in the uplands, wildlife conservation, public recreation, landscaping, and social needs and implications.
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    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] Establishment of trees on regraded colliery spoil heaps
    Lead Author: J. Jobling
    Between October 1976 and September 1977, a critical appraisal was conducted by the Forestry Commission Research and Development Division into the problems of the establishment and management of trees and other woody plants on regraded colliery spoil heaps. Further supporting evidence has since been collected. This report summarises the evidence accumulated on tree growth on […]
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    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] Tree planting on man-made sites in Wales
    Lead Author: K.F. Broad
    The purpose of this paper is to record for the wide range of sites the Forestry Commission has restored in Wales, the methods used and the successes and failures of the plantings, the objectives of which have varied from timber production to pure landscape planting. The Paper is intended as guidance to those who may […]
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    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] The use of chemicals in the Forestry Commission
    Lead Author: O.N. Blatchford (Ed.)
    This Paper deals with the use of chemicals in the forest and forest nursery. Common forest insect pests, diseases, weeds and animals are listed in alphabetical order by their common names together with pesticides recommended for their control, dosage rates and application methods. The information in this Paper was first published in Forestry Commission internal […]
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    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] The wood production outlook in Britain – a review
    Lead Author: Forestry Commission
    The increasing concern throughout the world about the future availability of fossil fuels and other finite resources has emphasised the need for appraising the balance of wood demand and supply into the next century, and in particular its implications for wood production and forest strategy in Great Britain. This led the Forestry Commissioners to invite […]
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    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] Control of pine beauty moth by fenitrothion in Scotland
    Lead Author: A. V. Holden (Ed.)
    This document is assembled from a series of individual reports written by scientists and technicians from a number of organisations which took part in an operation carried out at short notice, to monitor the spraying of forests in northern Scotland to control the outbreaks of Pine beauty moth.Note: This is an archive publication. Always consult […]
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    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] The place of forestry in England and Wales
    Lead Author: Forestry Commission
    A detailed review of forestry in England and Wales covering forest policy, the present status of forestry and the forest industry, and the potential for further planting.