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Bats are a powerful indicator of woodland ecosystem health. The National Woodland Bat Survey uses acoustic monitoring to assess bat presence, distribution and relative abundance across England’s woodlands. Funded by Defra’s NCEA with support from Bat Conservation Trust (BCT), and delivered by BCT and Forest Research, it integrates with the...

This project uses Illumina eDNA metabarcode sequencing to examine the diversity of Phytophthoras in soil and water at a range of forest, woodland and public garden sites across Britain to facilitate early pathogen detection and to better predict risk.

Anna Giannelli

Liz O’Brien

This research project explores the ecological, social and economic dimensions of food forests (FF) in England and Wales. The research explored the benefits, opportunities and challenges associated with the establishment of FF and the potential to increase food production from FF in the UK. Three main categories of FF were...

Optimal soil conditions or ‘soil health’ is the foundation of forest health, including providing resilience in the face of environmental change. This research aims to improve interest in and uptake of science-based guidance and advice to maintain or improve forest soil health for forest resilience.

This research, commissioned by Forestry England (FE) investigated the opinions, perceptions, attitudes, and knowledge of key stakeholders with interest in the reintroduction of European wildcat into Kielder Forest, as well as the residents within 20 miles of Kielder village.

Optimising a protocol for drone spraying onto single trees and evaluate the operational feasibility of using drones for control of the quarantine tree pest Oak Processionary Moth (Thaumetopoea processionea).

Sitting within Forest Research’s Woodland Creation and Expansion programme, this work area explores the role of land managers in woodland creation.

This project will develop a multi-criteria assessment framework to evaluate the benefits, constraints and risks of productive tree species, and collaborate with stakeholders to prioritise species for national deployment to drive diversification and increase resilience.

This stakeholder co-designed project will explore the ecological and societal significance of Ancient and Long-established Woodland, supporting policy development to protect irreplaceable habitat and aiding acceptance of any adjustment to definitions.

This project aims to make better use of existing data on timber and related topics to improve the evidence base on current use and future availability of timber.