Examples of Technical Services projects

 

These are a selection of projects in which the Forest Research Technical Services Unit (TSU) are currently participating or have recently participated.

The projects are categorised by the types of technical services that TSU provides to the forestry research sector and so may be listed more than once.

Forest wildlife and habitat surveys

• Biodiversity monitoring system for Scottish Forestry Alliance sites
• Conservation management for capercaillie
• Ecological Site Classification Survey in Dornoch Forest District
• Impact of cattle grazing on tree regeneration
• Moth recording in Caithness and Scotland
• Native Woodland Survey for Scotland
• Natural regeneration monitoring in the Cairngorms
• Phytophthora ramorum survey (Sudden Oak Death)
• Survey of Loch Arkaig Butterfly Reserve
• Twinflower survey

Forest inventory and mensuration surveys

• Forest Condition Survey
• Forest Reproductive Material inspections

Soil surveys

• Ecological Site Classification Survey in Dornay Forest District
• Natural regeneration monitoring in the Cairngorms

Forest and ecological field experiment support

• Biological control of Hylobius abietis (Large Pine Weevil)
• Bracken control trials to encourage tree regeneration
• Developing a decision support system for managing Hylobius abietis (Large Pine Weevil)
• Direct sowing trials
• Finding alternative pesticide to control Hylobius abietis (Large Pine Weevil)
• Forest Condition Survey
• Native Woodland Survey for Scotland
• Studying adaptive variation in Ash
• Twinflower survey

Forest establishment and site quality advice

• Phytophthora ramorum survey (Sudden Oak Death)

Environmental monitoring support

• Forest Condition Survey

Forest establishment surveys

• Bracken control trials to encourage tree regeneration
• Direct sowing trials
• Natural regeneration monitoring in the Cairngorms
• Using wild boar to encourage tree regeneration

For further information about any of the above projects contact:

Dr. Janet Dutch
Technical Services Unit
Forest Research
Northern Research Station
Roslin
Midlothian
EH25 9SY

Tel: 0131 445 2176
Fax: 0131 445 5124
E-mail: janet.dutch@forestry.gsi.gov.uk