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  • Research

    Ground Preparation Impacts on Soil Carbon in Woodland Afforestation and Reforestation

     Research project aiming to quantify changes in soil carbon and tree biomass caused by different ground preparation practices during woodland creation.
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    Woodland Expansion and Soil Carbon Change at the Woodland Carbon Code projects

     Research project quantifying the soil carbon changes in mineral and organo-mineral soils in the first 2-20 years of forest establishment. It considers different tree species and mixtures planted in the Woodland Carbon Code (WCC) sites.
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    Production of Official Statistics on Woodlands in England

     Research project focusing on the production, improvement and development of statistics for England on woodland creation, woodland change and other environmental and social aspects of woodlands.
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    Comparing Carbon Budgets for Different Land Use

     This project will provide a direct comparison of the full life cycle carbon impacts of various land use change options. Land use changes examined include establishment of wind farms, solar farms, energy crops (short rotation coppice willow and Miscanthus), short rotation forests, new woodland creation and agroforestry.
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    Integrated (Woodland) Habitat Network Spatial Layer

     This project promotes woodland creation by developing integrated spatial data to enhance biodiversity and habitat connectivity. It identifies optimal areas for tree planting, supports nature recovery and strategic land use. This will help address habitat fragmentation, and ensures the protection of existing wildlife spaces to improve climate resilience and species migration.
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    Timber prices and elasticities for emerging species and different product categories: An evidence review
    Lead Author: Robert Hattersley
    This report reviews existing studies estimating future timber prices and price elasticities of demand for emerging species and different product categories, focusing on studies most relevant to UK timber markets. The emerging species considered are those tree species predicted to have a more prominent role in UK forestry in the future. Undertaken as part of […]
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    The canopy cover Webmap of the United Kingdom’s towns and cities
    Lead Author: Kris Sales
    This paper summarises the results of Forest Research’s citizen science canopy cover webmap. Tree canopy cover was measured by contributors to the project in 5,749 urban wards in the UK using a random sample, manual image classification tool called i-Tree Canopy. The area-weighted mean canopy cover across urban areas in the UK was found to be […]
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    SUPERB – Upscaling Forest Restoration

     Forest Research, working with Forestry and Land Scotland, is leading a forest restoration Demo for the EU Horizon2020 “SUPERB” project. This demonstrates conversion to continuous cover forestry, establishment of high-elevation forests, and riparian woodlands with natural flood management measures, and will work with stakeholders to examine potential for upscaling.
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    Supporting Sustainable Land Management in Wales (ERAMMP)

     Kate Beauchamp
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    Revised valuation of flood regulation services of existing forest cover to inform natural capital accounts.
    Lead Author: Samantha Broadmeadow
    The ability of trees, woodlands and forests to reduce downstream flooding is increasingly recognised and valued by society, driving a demand for assessments of this important ecosystem service. This study updates a previous evaluation (Broadmeadow et al., 2018) with improved estimates for the volume of flood water potentially removed by woodland or retained by its […]
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    Intimate mixtures of Scots pine and Sitka spruce do not increase resilience to spring drought
    Lead Author: Tom Ovenden
    Understanding how we can increase the resilience of forest systems to future extreme drought events is increasingly important as these events become more frequent and intense. Diversifying production forests using intimate mixtures of trees with complementary functional traits is considered as one promising silvicultural approach that may increase drought resilience. However, the direction and magnitude […]
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    The potential for agroforestry to reduce net GHG emissions in Scotland through the Woodland Carbon Code

     This research examines the potential of agroforestry to contribute to meeting greenhouse gas emissions reductions targets outlined in Scotland’s Climate Change Plan, and the economic viability of adopting agroforestry practices. It finds agroforestry has potential to sequester carbon and is generally financially viable, but benefits vary according to different factors.