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    [Archive] Journal of the Forestry Commission (No.36)

    Lead Author: Forestry Commission
    The Forestry Commission Journal was introduced as a way to communicate information on a wide range of topics which could not be communicated through ‘ordinary official channels’, and was intended to be a means of exchanging the opinions and experiences of all members of the staff. This thirty-sixth Journal includes information on: International course on construction […]
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    [Archive] Forests of central and southern Scotland

    Lead Author: Herbert L. Edlin
    The region covered by this Booklet is the southern third of Scotland, from the headwaters of the Tay in Perthshire, down to the Border. It holds the two great cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, the widespread industries that have been built up over the central coalfields, the richest farmlands and also—rather surprisingly—one-third of Scotland’s forests […]
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    [Archive] The use of land for forestry within the proprietary land unit

    Lead Author: D.C. Nicholls
    This Bulletin presents the results of an enquiry by Dr. D. C. Nicholls into the factors that influence the use of land for forestry on private estates in England and Wales.
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    [Archive] Metric guide for forestry

    Lead Author: Forestry Commission
    This guide outlines proposals for the introduction of the metric system of weights and measures in British forestry and has been approved by the Forestry Commission and the Home Grown Timber Advisory Committee as a basis for more detailed planning by the individual sectors of the industry.
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    [Archive] Forestry in the British Scene

    Lead Author: R.F. Wood
    The sole purpose of this Booklet is to depict forestry under a wide range of conditions in Britain. The text and the captions to the photographs are kept to the shortest length necessary to offer an explanation of the diversity of forest scenery. No attempt has been made to classify land in any ordered scheme; […]
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    [Archive] Forestry in the Weald

    Lead Author: C.A. Barrington
    This booklet sets out the natural setting of the woodlands of the Weald, a compact geographical region in the south-east of England. It discusses their history and economic value, and aims to show how they can be preserved both as scenery and as a source of useful timber.
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    [Archive] Journal of the Forestry Commission (No.35)

    Lead Author: Forestry Commission
    The Forestry Commission Journal was introduced as a way to communicate information on a wide range of topics which could not be communicated through ‘ordinary official channels’, and was intended to be a means of exchanging the opinions and experiences of all members of the staff. This thirty-fifth Journal includes information on: Royal Forestry Society—summer meeting […]
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    [Archive] Thinning control in British woodlands

    Lead Author: R.T. Bradley
    Thinning control in British woodlands
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    [Archive] Forest management and the harvesting and marketing of wood in Sweden

    Lead Author: B.W. Holtam
    This Bulletin presents the findings of a team of Forestry Commission Officers who visited Sweden and Norway in 1965. The main object of the visit was to study managerial, organisational and technical practices which seemed likely to assist in promoting greater efficiency in the creation and maintenance of state and private woodlands at home and […]
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    [Archive] Timber extraction by light agricultural tractor

    Lead Author: J.W. Barraclough
    There are real advantages in using the same tractor for nursery work, ride mowing and extraction. Full utilisation of the tractor means low machine costs, fewer stores and easier maintenance. This booklet describes how, in Thetford Forest, the same light agricultural tractors which are used for forest nursery work and forest ride mowing are used […]
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    [Archive] Blue stain (FC Leaflet 53 – 1966)

    This Leaflet describes briefly the effects of blue stain on the wood of coniferous trees.
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    [Archive] Forestry in the landscape

    Lead Author: Sylvia Crowe
    This booklet, written by Sylvia Crowe, draws largely on the impressions gained from her numerous and extensive visits to forests and woodlands in England, Scotland and Wales during the period when she was the Forestry Commission’s consultant. But the importance of the views expressed stems from Sylvia Crowe’s lifetime of experience, her constructive thought on […]