The “Slowing the Flow” project at Pickering in North Yorkshire was designed to look at how changes in land use and land management can help to reduce flood risk through greater working with natural processes, as well as provide wider multiple benefits for local communities.
The project began in 2009 and succeeded by implementing a range […]
This project aims to establish a network of genetic conservation units (GCUs) across the natural range of European tree species to conserve the genetic diversity of forest genetic resources (FGR).
The latest National Statistics on woodland produced by Forest Research were released on 20 June 2024 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
Key findings
The area of woodland in the UK at 31 March 2024 is estimated to be 3.28 million hectares. This represents 13% of the total land area in the UK, […]
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