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    [Archive] Trends in forestry research 1982-1988
    Lead Author: D.A. Burdekin
    Increasing interest in forestry in Britain has followed the search for alternative land uses to agriculture and the growing importance of conservation. Research requirements have adapted to this new situation. This Occasional Paper looks at recent trends and seeks to ask whether resources are reasonably matched to requirements. At least seven public agencies are engaged […]
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    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] Forest nursery herbicides (1989)
    Lead Author: D.R. Williamson
    In this Occasional paper information is given on the application of forest nursery herbicides. Much of this information is based on Forestry Commission trials. A brief description of the types of herbicide is given followed by information on the various herbicides which can be used at the different growth stages of forest nursery stock.Note: This […]
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    [Archive] Dendroctonus micans in Britain – it’s biology and control
    Lead Author: C.J. King
    The great European spruce bark beetle (Dendroctonus micans) was first identified as a breeding species in Britain in 1982. This insect’s distribution, pest status, biology, life cycle and control methods are described. Although its present population is limited to Wales, the English West Midlands and Lancashire, it is well established. Infestations are characterised by scattered […]
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    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] The 1987 storm: impacts and responses
    Lead Author: A.J. Grayson (Ed)
    The storm which struck south-east England on the night of 15/16 October 1987 was the worst in the region since 1703: it caused more damage to woodlands and trees than any other recorded gale in Britain. Some 4 million cubic metres of timber were blown, equivalent to about 5 years’ cut in the seven worst […]
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    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] Monitoring of forest condition in the United Kingdom – 1988
    Lead Author: J.L. Innes
    The condition of forests in the United Kingdom is monitored through two projects undertaken by the Forestry Commission. The first, referred to throughout this publication as the long-term monitoring project, was started in 1984. It was developed in response to a growing concern that air pollution might be affecting the condition of trees in Britain. […]
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    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] Lichens in southern woodlands
    Lead Author: K. Broad
    A working knowledge of lichen ecology is important to most foresters. The study of lichens can reveal a good deal of important information about the age, health and management history of the woodlands where they are found – whether it is ‘ancient' woodland, for example, or the prevalence of atmospheric pollution in the area. This […]
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    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] History of Brandon Central Depot (Volume 1) 1946 – 1988
    Lead Author: Forestry Commission
    A history of Brandon Central Depot containing the following sections – introduction and acknowledgements, the site, buildings, staff, harvesting in the forest, pole supply – input, products and markets, operations and processes, organisation and management, administration, redevelopment, closure.
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    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] History of Brandon Central Depot (Volume 2) 1946 – 1988
    Lead Author: Forestry Commission
    Appendices to the history of Brandon Central Depot
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] The use of herbicides in the forest (3rd edition)
    Lead Author: D.R. Williamson
    The Book contains recommendations for the use of herbicides in the forest.
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    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] Mechanical characteristics of Sitka spruce
    Lead Author: B.A. Gardiner
    This Occasional Paper details a series of tests which have been carried out on 10 Sitka spruce trees about 15 metres tall in order to determine their mechanical characteristics. This information is necessary for the design of model trees for use in wind-tunnel studies of airflow over forests.
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    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] Design of the census of woodland and trees 1979-82
    Lead Author: K. Rennolls
    The Forestry Commission carried out censuses of Woodlands and Trees in 1924, 1938, 1947—49, 1965-67 and most recently between 1979 and 1982. Only two of these data collection and collation exercises came close to being a census in the sense of being a complete enumeration. The first was in 1924 when questionnaires were submitted by […]
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    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] History of Brandon Central Depot (Volume 3) 1946 – 1988
    Lead Author: Forestry Commission
    Appendices to the history of Brandon Central Depot.