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Forest Research publishes two new guides that summarise five years of research into land managers and woodland creation.

Overview The emerald ash borer (EAB, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) is devastating ash trees in its invaded range of North America and spreading rapidly towards Western Europe from European Russia and Ukraine. To allow a rapid response when the beetle is detected, slow its spread and protect trees as...

A scoping study on the social dimensions of green finance for woodland creation has been published by scientists at Forest Research.

This journal article, published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, assesses how regeneration, deer activity, browsing damage, and tree recruitment vary over time at 82 woodland creation sites across England and Scotland. Josh Weaver Matt Guy Kevin Watts Robin Gill

This study assessed the performance of the ForestGALES model in predicting wind damage within the Rangipo genetic accelerator trial and examined the influence of stocking and cultivation on wind vulnerability.

Timber Price Indices data (to March 2026) and 2025 provisional figures for UK Wood Production and Trade have been released.

Stephen McConnachie Hannah Wheeler

Stephen McConnachie Hannah Wheeler

The statistics team, now part of Forest Research, produces statistics on a wide range of topics related to forestry.

All releases are published at 9.30am on the release date. Release date  Publication title Document type 25 June 2026 Provisional Woodland Statistics 2026 Accredited Official Statistic Forestry Commission Key Performance Indicators: Report for 2025-26 Official Statistic 17 September 2026 Nursery Survey Official Statistic 22 October 2026 Forestry Statistics 2026 Accredited...

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Timber Statistics which includes Timber Price Indices/Coniferous Standing Sales Price Index