Introduction
There are two main approaches to visitor monitoring:
General population surveys of individuals at their home. This approach is employed for Scotland’s People and Nature Survey, the National Survey for Wales, the Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment (England) and the Public Opinion of Forestry surveys. (Tables 6.1 to 6.5).
Surveying and counting of visitors to a specific area […]
The research reported in this publication was designed to document social, cultural, economic and environmental characteristics of current non-timber forest product gatherer practices and perceptions and explore their implications for forest policy and management.Collecting wild plant materials and fungi is a valued part of the lives of the people who participated in this project, and […]
This study estimates using a natural capital accounting approach the value of five ecosystem goods and services provided by woodlands in Wales: standing timber, timber extraction, carbon sequestration, recreation and air quality improvement.
Space for People
As a result of the information gathered on accessible woodland, the Woodland Trust has undertaken a major analysis of woodland access provision and deficit across the UK. This project, named “Space for People”, has used the accessible woodland data from the Woods for People project to develop targets for increasing woodland access.
The Space […]
Summary of Programme
This research programme will focus on the wider societal wellbeing benefits of and relationships with trees and woodlands to explore how these change across the urban-rural continuum, over time, and how to maintain and improve the delivery of these benefits as new treescapes are being created and existing ones expanded. The methodologies and […]
Executive summary of this project that sought to characterise and understand the problem of wildfires in the South Wales Valleys region and to offer recommendations for appropriate management and policy responses.
By Matthew Jollands, Jake Morris and Andy Moffat.
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People, trees and woodlands
Social forestry research
Introduction
The statistics presented in the Environment chapter of this release cover:
populations of wild birds;
public opinion on tree health; and
woodland fires.
Woodland fires
Wildfires, including woodland fires, are uncontrolled vegetation fires. Although they can start naturally, the majority are caused by people, either accidentally or deliberately.
Wildfires can impact on transport network and power lines; damage property and businesses; […]
This review provides evidence of preferences for artificial infrastructure and facilities, and other natural features (alongside trees) that different people favour in different treescapes. Evidence is drawn from 41 international studies from 2002-2022.
This was a joint collaborative piece of work between Natural Resources Wales, Forest Research, Natural England, NatureScot and the Environment Agency. It aimed to bring together and summarise research conducted in each organisation concerning how people, both adults and children, visited green and blue natural spaces during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, and their experiences […]
Climate change and street trees project – Social Research Report.
Understanding the social and cultural values associated with street trees in the urban environment and the governance context in which decisions about their management are made.
By Norman Dandy.
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People, trees and woodlands
Social forestry research
The soil conditions experienced by a growing tree are reproduced under controlled conditions. Fluid distributions with the tree are visualised using magnetic resonance imaging in order to identify stresses and determine if these are linked to drought cracking and shake.
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