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    Creating new broadleaved woodland by direct seeding

    Lead Author: I Willoughby
    This Practice Guide contains detailed recommendations for the establishment of new broadleaved woodlands by direct seeding, a silvicultural system whereby tree seed is sown by hand or machine into a prepared seedbed at a site intended for woodland creation.
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    [Archive] Phytophthora disease of alder (3rd edition)

    Lead Author: Joan F Webber
    This revised edition (2004) replaces the previous edition published in 1998 and 2000.
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    Life cycle assessment for construction products

    Lead Author: Jo Mundy
    An introductory guide to life cycle assessment for construction products aimed at manufacturers and specifiers. Jointly published by the Forestry Commission and BRE.
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    Extraction route trials on sensitive sites

    Lead Author: Colin J Saunders
    The use of large-scale timber extraction machinery during harvesting places high load-bearing forces on extraction routes. Minimising this impact is particularly important on more sensitive sites. This Technical Note gives the results from two trials that assessed extraction route formations on deep peat sites. Information is provided on the evaluation of route construction materials, including […]
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    [Archive] Managing light to enable natural regeneration in British conifer forests

    Lead Author: Sophie Hale
    This Information Note summarises the light requirements for seedling growth of conifer species beneath a forest canopy, and describes how to assess whether light levels beneath a stand are limiting seedling growth. Various methods of assessing light and canopy openness are described.
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    Managing woodlands and their mammals

    Lead Author: Chris P Quine
    Proceedings of a symposium on ‘Managing woodlands and their mammals’ organised jointly by The Mammal Society and the Forestry Commission. The aim of the meeting was to bring mammalogists and foresters together to review knowledge, foster understanding and enhance cooperation between enthusiastic groups interested in the welfare of the British countryside. This publication seeks to […]
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    Forestry statistics 2004

    Lead Author: Forestry Commission
    Forestry Statistics is a compendium of statistical information about woodland, forestry and primary wood processing in the UK. Traditionally forestry statistics have focused on forests as a source of timber, and on the use of timber by wood processing industries. However, in recent years, it has been increasingly recognised that a wider range of environmental […]
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    Environmental impact assessment of forestry projects

    Lead Author: Forestry Commission
    This booklet provides guidance on how to seek consent from the Forestry Commission for ‘relevant projects’ under the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations 1999. The relevant projects are deforestation, afforestation, forestry roads and forestry quarries.
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    [Archive] Forest condition 2003

    Lead Author: Steven J Hendry
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    Managing the pinewoods of Scotland

    Lead Author: W L Mason
    Our native pinewoods have long been treasured for their landscape and cultural values, as well as their contribution to the economy through timber production and recreational activities. Following decades of exploitation and degradation, recent management has concentrated primarily on the conservation of what remained of these ancient semi-natural woodlands. The aims of this handbook are […]
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    Woodland and our changing environment

    Lead Author: Mark Broadmeadow
    By Mark Broadmeadow and Robert Matthews. Forestry Commission In Brief Factsheet. Related pages Climate change research
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    [Archive] Forestry Commission Annual Report and Accounts: GB and England 2003–2004

    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)