Publications on woodland establishment and regeneration

 

Creating New Broadleaved Woodland by Direct Seeding

Provides detailed practical recommendations on the silviculture of creating new woodlands by direct sowing.

By Ian Willoughby, Richard Jinks, Peter Gosling and Gary Kerr.

Forestry Commission Practice Guide.

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Cultivation of Lowland Sites for New Woodland Establishment

By Ian Willoughby and Andy Moffat.

Forestry Commission Research Information Note 288.

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Development of Multiple Leaders in Sitka Spruce and Japanese Larch Following Outplanting

By Mike Perks.

Forestry Commission Information Note 66.

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Establishing Farm Woodlands

Summarises the silvicultural principles behind new woodland creation on fertile, lowland sites.

By David Williamson.

Forestry Commission Handbook 8.

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Forest Reproductive Material

Regulations controlling seed, cuttings and planting stock for forestry in Great Britain

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Natural Regeneration of Broadleaved Trees

By Ralph Harmer and Gary Kerr.

Forestry Commission Research Information Note 275 (out of print).

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Potential for Direct Seeding of Birch on Restock Sites

By Ian Willoughby, Alan Harrison, Richard Jinks, Peter Gosling, Ralph Harmer and Gery Kerr.

Forestry Commission Information Note 84.

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Predicting Site Suitability for Natural Colonisation: Upland Birchwoods and Native Pinewoods in Northern Scotland

By Richard Thompson.

Forestry Commission Information Note 54.

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Raising Trees and Shrubs from Seed

By Peter Gosling.

Forestry Commission Practice Guide 18.

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Trees and Weeds: Weed Control for Successful Tree Establishment

A detailed examination of the different ways in which weeds affect young trees.

By Richard Davies.

Forestry Commission Handbook 2.

Out of print - please contact our library and technical information service if you wish to see a copy of this publication.

Use of Sewage Sludges and Composts in Forestry

By Andy Moffat.

Forestry Commission Information Note 79.

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