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Forest operations and badger setts

Lead Author: Forestry Commission

This guide concentrates upon safeguarding setts and badgers within setts. It is not intended to provide comprehensive advice on the wider aspects of managing forests for the benefit of badgers although it includes some measures which go beyond what is strictly necessary to avoid an offence under the 1992 Act, in order to minimise disturbance […]

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[Archive] Creating new native woodlands

Lead Author: John Rodwell

This Bulletin combines expertise in woodland ecology and up-to-date silvicultural knowledge.

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[Archive] Wildlife rangers handbook

Lead Author: G.D. Springthorpe

This Handbook is based on the creative conservation employed at Cannock. It is a manual written by working wildlife rangers for working wildlife rangers, and it will benefit shy and endangered wildlife and the public who can now enjoy them. The Handbook includes sections on: the ranger and forestry, wildlife and conservation, crop protection, deer […]

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[Archive] Reclaiming disturbed land for forestry

Lead Author: Andy Moffat

This Bulletin has been written to give up-to-date practical advice to people involved in the reclamation of disturbed land who wish to plant trees on the restored site. The Bulletin provides a comprehensive guide both to mineral companies, in preparing planning applications which involve proposals for forestry, and to mineral planning authorities, in considering such […]

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[Archive] Forest nursery herbicides

Lead Author: David Williamson

Information is given on the use of forest nursery herbicides. Much of this information is based on the results of Forestry Commission experiments. A brief description of the types of herbicides is given followed by information on the various herbicides which can be used at the different stages of forest nursery stock production. This publication […]

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[Archive] Classification and presentation of softwood sawlogs (2nd edition)

Lead Author: Forestry Commission

These recommendations are agreed by Forest Enterprise, the British Timber Merchants' Association, and the UK Softwood Sawmillers Association. The normal practice of the Forestry Commission will be to classify parcels of sawlogs offered for sale into four categories: green, red, short green, and log pole, for which descriptions are given. The FC aims to maximise […]

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[Archive] A manual of good practice for the use of sewage sludge in forestry

Lead Author: R. Wolstenholme

Sewage sludge, a mixture of solids and water produced during the treatment of waste water, can be used as a valuable fertiliser and is currently widely used as such in agriculture. Since 1981 a joint Forestry Commission/WRc research programme has evaluated the growth responses and environmental implications of sewage sludge applications to forests (Bayes et […]

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[Archive] Establishing farm woodlands

Lead Author: D.R. Williamson

Diversification into new land use is now being actively encouraged for farmers and landowners facing agricultural surpluses and falling incomes. Woodland is one of the options for consideration. In the main, requirements in Britain for timber and timber products are satisfied through imports, so potential demand for British grown timber is there to be exploited. […]

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[Archive] Forest fencing

Lead Author: H.W. Pepper

Fencing is a necessary but expensive forest management operation. While it is possible to erect a fence that is completely effective against any animal, this is usually too costly. Any forest fence is a compromise between expense and effectiveness. The introduction of spring steel wire by the Forestry Commission into the construction of forest fences […]

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[Archive] Forestry Expansion – a study in technical, economic and ecological factors – Assessing the returns to the economy and to society from investments in forestry

Lead Author: D. Pearce

This is one of a series of papers which form part of a study to consider the scale, location and nature of forestry expansion in Britain.

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[Archive] Forestry Expansion – a study of technical, economic and ecological factors – Forestry in the rural economy

Lead Author: J. Strak

This is one of a series of papers which form part of a study to consider the scale, location and nature of forestry expansion in Britain.

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[Archive] Forestry Expansion – a study of technical, economic and ecological factors – The impacts of forestry expansion on water quality and quantity

Lead Author: M. Hornung

This is one of a series of papers which form part of a study to consider the scale, location and nature of forestry expansion in Britain.

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Forest operations and badger setts

[Archive] Creating new native woodlands

[Archive] Wildlife rangers handbook

[Archive] Reclaiming disturbed land for forestry

[Archive] Forest nursery herbicides

[Archive] Classification and presentation of softwood sawlogs (2nd edition)

[Archive] A manual of good practice for the use of sewage sludge in forestry

[Archive] Establishing farm woodlands

[Archive] Forest fencing

[Archive] Forestry Expansion – a study in technical, economic and ecological factors – Assessing the returns to the economy and to society from investments in forestry

[Archive] Forestry Expansion – a study of technical, economic and ecological factors – Forestry in the rural economy

[Archive] Forestry Expansion – a study of technical, economic and ecological factors – The impacts of forestry expansion on water quality and quantity

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