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Understanding the contribution of forests to human health and well-being

  • Posted on: 21 Jun 2018

Understanding the contribution of forests to human health and well-being
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Fun and fitness in the forest

  • Posted on: 21 Jun 2018

Active Forest Evaluation

Forest Research social scientists to evaluate Kew Temperate House’s outreach activities

  • Posted on: 30 May 2018

Over the next two years, social scientists at Forest Research are working with Kew’s Learning and Participation staff and programme participants to co-design and carry out an evaluation of the Temperate House Activity Plan.

Research to develop understanding of how peatland restoration by deforestation affects water quality

  • Posted on: 30 May 2018

The Forestry Commission and Peatland Action are supporting Forest Research to investigate the effects of peatland restoration by deforestation on nutrient and carbon transport to surface waters.
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Putting woodland bats on the map

  • Posted on: 1 May 2018

‘Putting woodland bats on the map’ – a collaboration between Forest Research and Bat Conservation Trust

Forest Research to play key role for forest and woodland sector in new Scottish Centre of Expertise in Plant Health

  • Posted on: 1 May 2018

Scottish Government’s Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services Division (RESAS) has provided funding to bring together a number of Scottish research organisations to establish a new virtual Centre of Expertise for Plant Health.

Harnessing the Power of Maps

  • Posted on: 19 Feb 2018

Use of interactive mapping to aid stakeholder engagement in the Strathard Initiative

UK's rarest earthworm species found

  • Posted on: 12 Feb 2018

A novel research project at Alice Holt forest has unearthed the UK's rarest earthworm. Current earthworm distribution records indicate that some UK species are rare or very rare. However, fieldwork conducted in November 2017 yielded three new records of the nationally very rare species Dendrobaena pygmaea, boosting the national records of this earthworm from six records to nine.

"Saving our Oak"highlights the challenge of Acute Oak Decline

  • Posted on: 1 Dec 2017

The plight of our most iconic native tree, the oak, is the subject of a new film released today.

Innovative research gives unprecedented insights into the lifecycle of oak-boring beetle, Agrilus biguttatus

  • Posted on: 27 Nov 2017

Research into the lifecyle of oak boring beetle Agrilus bigattatus