Climate change
Not seeing the carbon for the trees? Mapping net change in carbon from afforestation in Scotland
- Posted on: 13 Aug 2020
Researchers at the James Hutton Institute, Forest Research and the University of Aberdeen have developed a new way to quantify the potential carbon storage for eleven different forestry management alternatives in Scottish locations using a novel spatial analysis method.
Forest Research collaborate with Defra and Vodafone to pilot new generation of tree growth monitors
- Posted on: 30 Jul 2020
Forest Research collaborate with Defra and Vodafone to pilot new generation of tree growth monitors
Celebrating British Science Week
- Posted on: 11 Mar 2020
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.
Looking to the future with centenary trees planted at Alice Holt Lodge
- Posted on: 19 Dec 2019
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.
Wind and forests - the evolution of research from the 1950s to the present day
- Posted on: 2 Oct 2019
Wind and forests – the evolution of research since the 1950s
What do we know about how trees can cool our towns and cities?
- Posted on: 6 Aug 2019
What do we know about how trees can cool our towns and cities?
New study to predict and monitor the response of forests to drought and temperature change.
- Posted on: 13 Feb 2019
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
- Posted on: 14 Jan 2019
Tree bark biochar: a green bullet for Scotland’s carbon store
Urban trees could be answer to hot office block woes
- Posted on: 22 Oct 2018
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.
Forestry sector launches plan to work together to adapt to climate change
- Posted on: 27 Sep 2018
Forestry sector launches plan to work together to adapt to climate change