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    [Archive] Greenspace establishment on brownfield land: the site selection and investigation process
    Lead Author: Kieron Doick
    This Information Note describes investigation of brownfield land for potential redevelopment into greenspace. Written for site owners, foresters, planners, managers and consultants, it gives step-by-step guidance on site selection and evaluation.
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    Forests and Climate Change
    Lead Author: Forestry Commission
    Archived Forestry Commission booklet discussing forests and climate change.
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    Forestry Statistics 2007
    Lead Author: Forestry Commission
    Forestry Statistics is a compendium of statistical information about woodland, forestry and primary wood processing in the UK. Forestry Statistics is now published in web format only. The PDF available here contains the information from the original interactive web pages.
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    [Archive] Evaluating biodiversity in fragmented landscapes: the use of focal species
    Lead Author: Amy Eycott
     This Information Note describes in more detail how profiles for species, both real and ‘generic, are used in such tools. Terminology describing the use of different species in ecological studies and landscape modelling is also defined.
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    Raising trees and shrubs from seed
    Lead Author: Peter Gosling
    This Practice Guide introduces the principles and practical methods for collecting, storing and propagating from seed a wide range of woody species commonly grown in the British Isles. It is aimed partly at anyone interested in raising a relatively small number of plants, and partly at commercial growers – as a useful reference but without […]
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    Forestry facts and figures 2007
    Lead Author: Forestry Commission
    A summary of statistics about woodland and forestry.
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    Forestry publication document

    Ffeithiau a ffigurau’r coedwigaeth 2007
    Lead Author: Forestry Commission
    Crynodeb o Ystadegau Ynglyn a Choetiroedd a Choedwigoedd.
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    Cleaning mechanised pesticide spray equipment
    Lead Author: Bill J Jones
    This Technical Note sets out the procedures for cleaning pesticide applicators and proposes a cleaning regime drawn from current sources of best practice.
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    [Archive] Resistance of young conifers to feeding damage by pine weevil
    Lead Author: David Wainhouse
    This Information Note describes the main resistance trait in young pine and spruce that affects feeding. Examples of weevil damage are illustrated as a guide to the recognition of resistant and susceptible trees in the field.
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    [Archive] Ten years of intensive environmental monitoring in British forests
    Lead Author: Elena Vanguelova
    This Information Note reviews the value of intensive monitoring and the light it has shed on important environmental and forestry policy issues. Examples are drawn from the range of Level II datasets to demonstrate the greater understanding that can be gained when evaluations consider how different environmental drivers and forest responses interact with one another, […]
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    [Archive] Forestry Commission Annual Report and Accounts: GB and England 2006 – 2007
    Lead Author: Forestry Commission
    This report is available to download here or to buy in hardcopy from The Stationery Office (TSO) (Phone: 0870 600 5522; www.tsoshop.co.uk)
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    Managing the Pine Weevil on Lowland Pine
    Lead Author: David Wainhouse
    The pine weevil Hylobius abietis is a common cause of mortality in young conifers used to restock forest sites after clearfelling. This Practice Note looks at minimising the use of insecticides for the control of pine weevils by adopting an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach.