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Research expertise
 

Our research aims to provide understanding, policy advice and guidelines on implementation of best practice. Much of our research is directed at increasing biodiversity, landscape and recreational benefits of woodlands. Protection of woodlands and predicting the impacts of environmental change overarch these.

  • IconEnvironmental research and services
    Researching the relationships between the physical and historic environments and woodlands and developing establishment and management practices for farm and brownfield woodlands.
  • IconPathology and services
    Investigating instances of damage, determining the cause and developing control measures or management strategies for trees in all settings.
  • IconSilviculture research and services
    Understanding and manipulating forest establishment, composition and growth from developing seed to mature tree and developing silvicultural techniques for sustainable forest management.
  • IconSocial research and services
    Understanding how forests and woodlands contribute to society and how forestry affects people’s lives.
  • IconTechnical development
    Evaluating and developing forestry methods and machinery for greater efficiency, improved ergonomics and safety and reduced environmental impact.
  • IconTechnical services
    Providing technical and environmental expertise and services to scientists, woodland managers and land based industries.
  • IconTree improvement and services
    Increasing the genetic quality of planting stock.
  • IconWoodland ecology and services
    Providing an ecological basis for the multi-purpose management of forests and woodlands and developing and encouraging the adoption of sustainable management practices.
               

What's of interest

Other Forest Research web sites:

Woodfuel Resource
Study into the potentially available woodfuel resource of Great Britain

Yield Models for Energy Coppice of Poplar and Willow
Measurement and modelling of short rotation coppice


Science and innovation strategy for British forestry:

CoverHow research programmes funded by the Forestry Commission are determined and linked to forestry strategies and governmental policy objectives.

Science and innovation strategy for British forestry (PDF-2860K)

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