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    Cases for and against forestry reducing flooding

     Can forestry reduce flooding?
  • Publications

    Publications on woodfuel

     Harvesting, drying, preparation and processing of wood fuels and best practice and advice on woodfuel production
  • Publications

    Publications on integrated management of forestry operations

     Publications about integrated management issues relevant across a wide range of forest opertaions with recommendations and best practice guidance
  • Publications

    Publications on harvesting and transport

     Large and small scale harvesting systems and operations including harvesting, extraction, environmental protection, operator health and safety, and value adding operations such as sawmilling
  • Publications

    Publications on establishment and maintenance (forest operations)

     Ground preparation, drainage, planting, protection, weeding and establishment and maintenance of quality crops using appropriate silvicultural systems
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    Guidance on site selection for brash removal
    Lead Author: Tom Nisbet
    By Tom Nisbet. Considers site selection for brash removal in upland conifer forests, with a focus on Sitka spruce stands.
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    Stump harvesting: Interim guidance on site selection and good practice
    Lead Author: Forest Research
    Guidance to assist the forest industry in identifying sites where stumps may be harvested without compromising long-term sustainability, and on any environmental safeguards that must be applied. Related pages Continuous cover silviculture Integrated establishment systems for the uplands Management of upland native woodlands Woodland and habitat management publications
  • Research

    Social research in forestry: impact and effectiveness

     The page summarises a pilot project by Forest Research to find out how the process of commissioning, doing and communicating social research affects policy, planning, practice and outcomes within the Forestry Commission.
  • Research

    Management of long-term experiments

     The Long-term Experiments project conserves the best field experiments as a strategic resource that can be accessed by researchers to address questions about sustainable forest management.
  • Research

    Stump harvesting

     Guidance developed by Forest Research on the selection of suitable sites for stump harvesting, best practice to maintain sustainable forest management, and research to quantify the risks to soils
  • Research

    Science policy linkages in continuous cover forestry

     Studying how social science can contribute to the development of forest management through understanding communication pathways, and supporting the links between science and practice
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    Managing continuous cover forests
    Lead Author: Forest Research
    Practical guidance covering a flexible and adaptive approach and best advice on managing continuous cover. Forestry Commission Operational Guidance Booklet No. 7. Related pages Continuous cover silviculture Integrated establishment systems for the uplands Management of upland native woodlands Woodland and habitat management publications