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    i-Tree Eco Chepstow and Severnside

     Forest Research worked with Treeconomics and Monmouthshire County Council to deliver an i-Tree Eco project in Chepstow and Severnside. This project has been delivered for the Gwent Green Grid partnership, with funding from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development. The study area covers the urban areas of Chepstow and Severnside in...
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    Community Tree Nurseries

     Evidencing the potential for community tree nurseries to contribute to satisfying current British demand for quality, diverse, biosecure tree stock.
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    The benefits of an i-Tree Eco survey

     Short summary of evaluation of outcomes and benefits of conducting i-Tree Eco surveys in the UK.
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    Individual Tree Data Standard Workshops

     This page summarises two workshops and a number of one-to-one consultations that formed part of the development of the Individual Tree Data Standard. Workshops were held in May and July 2019 at the Open University in Milton Keynes. The workshops were attended by representatives from: Treework Environmental Practice University of West of England University College London Open...
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    Public consultation on the Individual Tree Data Standard

     Public consultation process for the Individual Tree Data Standard.
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    Tree data collection user survey

     User survey results from development of the Individual Tree Data Standard
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    i-Tree Eco Vale of Glamorgan

     The Vale of Glamorgan is home to an estimated 1.7 million trees, including at least 59 different species. Air pollution removal, avoided surface water runoff, and carbon sequestration provided by these trees are worth over £2 million per year.
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    Growth and performance of novel tree species

     Climate change affects the health and resilience of our urban forests through changes in precipitation, maximum and minimum temperatures, and the spread of pests and diseases. Urban forests with many different species of trees are more resilient to climate change, but there is very little information on what species are suitable...
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    Ecosystem service provision by urban trees: informing species selection

     Collating ecosystem service provision by different sizes and species of common UK urban trees to inform species selection
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    Woodland Creation and Expansion – Programme 6

     This research aims to find out how to expand woodland cover in a way that maximises ecological and social benefits. The programme complements the other six programmes and follows collaborative principles to produce tools which support land managers, stakeholders and policy makers to increase engagement with woodland creation activities
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    Developing an Approach to Monitoring the Health and Well-Being Benefits of Visits to Scotland’s Forests

     This project reviewed evidence on the health and well-being benefits, and social and cultural benefits, of visits to forests, as well as the methods to measure and monitor them. It also provides recommendations for monitoring these benefits to support the implementation of Scotland’s Forestry Strategy 2019-2029.
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    i-Tree Eco Derby

     Introduction In summer 2021 Forest Research worked with Derby City Council to undertake an i-Tree Eco survey in the city. Derby has 17 electoral wards. 350 sample plots were laid out across the city, to enable analysis of the urban forest in each ward. Map of i-Tree Eco sample plot locations in Derby At...
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    Selecting urban trees for ecosystem service provision

     Ecosystem provision by urban trees to inform species selection and tree replacement rates
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    Why society needs nature – Lessons from research during Covid-19

     The Covid-19 Pandemic and associated ‘lockdown’ restrictions in 2020 impacted people’s lives in many ways, including how often people visited nature and their experiences of it. This report concerns how people visited green and blue natural spaces and their experiences of this during 2020.
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    Centre of Excellence for Brownfield Regeneration

     Forestry Commission Centre of Excellence for brownfield regeneration to woodland and open green space
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    Review of tree data collection protocols, tools, and datasets

     Review of tree data collection tools, protocols, and datasets for development of the Individual Tree Data Standard
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    i-Tree Eco Belfast

     i-Tree Eco project in Belfast to understand the benefits provided by the city's trees.
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    i-Tree Eco Cambridge

     i-Tree Eco study of urban trees in Cambridge.