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    Oriental Chestnut Gall Wasp
    Lead Author: Simon Morath
    News of a recent unwelcome discovery and how ‘citizen science’ can play an important role in surveying and identification. An overview of the 2015 discoveries of Dryocosmus kuriphilus (Oriental chestnut gall wasp; OCGW) in European sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) trees in Farningham Woods, Kent and St Albans, Hertfordshire, was published in Quarterly Journal of Forestry. It […]
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    Hot-water treatment as a possible method for eradicating Chalara fraxinea (Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus) infection from ash fruits (Fraxinus excelsior L)
    Lead Author: Shelagh McCartan
    Treating ash seeds with hot water may kill Chalara infection Immersing ash seeds in 44 °C water for 5 hours may eradicate Chalara infection in ash seeds without significantly reducing the viability of the seeds. Forest Research scientists have published the results of this trial in Quarterly Journal of Forestry. Batches of ash fruits were subjected to […]
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    [Archive] Forest Research Annual Report and Accounts 2013-2014
    Lead Author: Forest Research
    This report is available to download here or to order in hardcopy from The Stationery Office (TSO) (Phone: 0870 600 5522; www.tsoshop.co.uk)
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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 contact Bill Jones.
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    WIAT Evaluation
    Lead Author: Forest Research
    Legacy socio-economic research relating to: Evaluation and appraisal WIAT Evaluation (PDF-233 KB) Access our current and recent socio-economic research.
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    Central Scotland Green Network 2010 Forestry Baseline Survey
    Lead Author: Forest Research
    Legacy socio-economic research relating to: Evaluation and appraisal FR_Edwards_CSGN_2010_Survey_Summary_2014.pdf (PDF-142 KB) Access our current and recent socio-economic research.
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    Citizen science and social media
    Lead Author: Forest Research
    Legacy socio-economic research summary relating to: Community diversity, coherence and development Citizen science and social media (PDF-197 KB) Access our current and recent socio-economic research.
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    Woodland based-social enterprise
    Lead Author: Forest Research
    Legacy socio-economic research summary relating to: Community diversity, coherence and development Woodland based-social enterprise (PDF-186 KB) Access our current and recent socio-economic research.
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    FES Community Engagement Health Check
    Lead Author: Forest Research
    Legacy socio-economic research summary relating to: Community diversity, coherence and development FES Community Engagement Health Check (PDF-174 KB) Access our current and recent socio-economic research.
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    Well-being for all? Social distribution of benefits from woods
    Lead Author: Forest Research
    Legacy socio-economic research relating to: Well-being and quality of life Well-being for all? Social distribution of benefits from woods(PDF-170K) Access our current and recent socio-economic research.
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    Policy ‘nudges’ to encourage woodland creation
    Lead Author: Forest Research
    Legacy socio-economic research relating to: Economic research Policy ‘nudges’ to encourage woodland creation (PDF-174 KB) Access our current and recent socio-economic research.
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    Behavioural Economics review
    Lead Author: Forest Research
    Legacy socio-economic research relating to: Economic research Behavioural Economics review (PDF-116 KB) Access our current and recent socio-economic research.