Climate change

This week, scientists from Forest Research have been demonstrating their research on woodlands and climate change at Forestry England’s Alice Holt Forest. The activities are part of British Science Week and have been carried out with local college students.

As part of the Forestry Commission’s centenary celebrations, Forest Research is has planted 25 trees in the grounds of its research station at Alice Holt Lodge, in the south-east of England.

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A new £800,000 interdisciplinary study designed to predict and monitor the response of European forests to drought and temperature change.

Tree bark biochar: a green bullet for Scotland’s carbon store

Office workers feeling the heat could benefit from the planting of nearby trees, a new study by the University of Reading and Forest Research has found.

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Experts at the conference included scientists from Forest Research who explained how we can increase the ability of our woodlands to cope with our changing climate.

Understanding and measuring the carbon and greenhouse gas balance of the UK’s woodlands and forests is an important aspect of Forest Research’s work.