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    Phytoremediation and stabilisation

     Use of trees in the remediation and stabilisation of contaminants
  • Research

    Restoration guidance for landfill sites

     This page describes Forest Research’s work for the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) and the Forestry Commission to develop guidelines on suitable approaches to landfill restoration and landscaping.
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] Timber cladding in Scotland
    Lead Author: Bruce Walker
    Information note on Timber cladding
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] The potential for woodland on urban and industrial wasteland in England and Wales
    Lead Author: Duncan Perry
    This report considers the use of woodlands as a means of rehabilitating urban and industrial wastelands, and the availability of such land as a resource for new woodlands in England and Wales. This publication is still available in hardcopy.
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] Creating and managing woodlands around towns
    Lead Author: Simon J. Hodge
    This Handbook describes how to plan, create and manage urban woodlands. The primary role of urban forestry is to provide multi-purpose woodlands which improve the quality of daily life for the 46 million urban people of Britain and so the Handbook goes beyond the technical issues of establishing and managing trees to encompass community involvement, […]
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] Urban trees – A survey of street trees in Britain
    Lead Author: S.J. Hodge
    Little information is available on the growth rates of urban trees. Trees that survive the establishment phase often put on so little growth that they appear moribund. Conversely, problems occur when a fast growing or large species is successfully established and ‘outgrows’ its living space. There is a need to build up a database of […]
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] Research for practical arboriculture
    Lead Author: S.J. Hodge (Ed)
    This Bulletin records the proceedings of a seminar held at York University in April 1990, organised jointly by the Arboricultural Association and the Forestry Commission. The seminar was the third of its kind, held every 5 years, since 1980, updating the arboriculture industry on current arboriculture research in the United Kingdom. Twenty-six papers are presented […]
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] Urban forestry practice
    Lead Author: B.G. Hibberd
    Wherever trees are planted their basic needs have to be met if healthy growth is to be promoted. This Handbook gives practical advice on the establishment and subsequent management of trees and woodlands in urban and urban fringe areas. The Handbook has been designed for a wide audience, reflecting the varied disciplines and requirements involved […]