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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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    Forestry publication document

    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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    Forestry publication document

    [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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    Integrated forest vegetation management – Direct seeding

     Potential means of creating new broadleaved woodlands
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    Integrated forest vegetation management

     Practical solutions for woodland establishment and regeneration in lowland situations
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    Forestry publication document

    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 publication document

    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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    Forestry publication document

    [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 […]
  • Research

    Compression Wood – Review of literature – References

     Compression Wood references
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    Social enterprise and community woodland: Hill Holt Wood case study

     This page summarises Forest Research’s study of Hill Holt Wood as a social enterprise providing community involvement, training and education.
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    Dormancy and cold hardiness in forest tree seedlings (COLDTREE)

     Developing reliable tools to determine seedling condition