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  • Research

    Assessing the contribution of forestry grants to equal access for disabled people for recreation in Scottish woods

     The page summarises the findings of work by the OPENspace Research Centre in Edinburgh to develop methodologies for evaluating how much grant schemes support disability access to woodlands.
  • Media

    Enabling and Encouraging Access to Woodlands for Diverse Publics

     Enabling and Encouraging Access to Woodlands for Diverse Publics
  • Media

    Hall et al 2020 Social and cultural values of trees woods and forests

     Hall et al 2020 Social and cultural values of trees woods and forests
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    Exploring disabled people’s perceptions and use of forest recreation in Scotland, England and Wales
    Lead Author: Forest Research
    Legacy socio-economic research summary relating to: Community diversity, coherence and development Exploring disabled people’s perceptions and use of forest recreation in Scotland, England and Wales (PDF-652K) Access our current and recent socio-economic research.
  • Tools and Resources

    Meeting Notes – 20th February 2024

     Meeting notes from 20/02/2024
  • Tools and Resources

    People resources

     Resources relevant to Forests and People. General The natural choice: securing the value of nature (2011). HM Government. National Parks across the UK have policies and strategies for public access and community engagement (many Local Authorities also have access strategies) – www.nationalparks.uk/ Delivery mechanisms   Equality analysis – Equality analysis is a way of considering the effect on different groups protected […]
  • Tools and Resources

    2019 – Social

     Introduction This chapter contains statistics on: the number and profile of visits to all woodlands from household surveys; and the number and profile of visits to Forestry England/ Forestry and Land Scotland/ Natural Resources Wales/ Forest Service woodlands from on-site surveys and administrative sources. Geographical coverage for recreation statistics varies. Estimates are presented at country level and, where possible, UK […]
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    Growing places
    Lead Author: Jake Morris
    A study of social change in The National Forest By Jake Morris and John Urry. A Lancaster University Research Project with the National Forest Company and the Forestry Commission. Related pages People, trees and woodlands Social forestry research
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    Field portable X-ray fluorescence (FPXRF): A rapid and low cost alternative for measuring metals and metalloids in soils
    Lead Author: Caroline Kilbride
    By Caroline Kilbride, Jane Poole, Tony Hutchings, Olga Rodriguez-Walters, Danielle Sinnett, Andy Brunt and Andy Moffat. CL:AIRE Research Bulletin 7. What’s of interest If your organisation has an interest in working with us on collaborative research related to greening brownfield or contaminated sites then please email: landrec@forestry.gsi.gov.uk Related pages Brownfield regeneration Urban Greening
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    The Forestry Commission public forest estate in England: Social use, value and expectations (Summary)
    Lead Author: Anna Lawrence
    Summary report of study to provide evidence of the public value of the Forestry Commission Public Forest Estate in England and establish whether people have different perceptions and expectations of publicly owned forests compared to those in other forms of ownership. By Anna Lawrence and Claudia Carter.
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    Woods and forests in British society: progress in research and practice
    Lead Author: Bianca Ambrose-Oji
    By Bianca Ambrose-Oji and Karen Fancett (Eds.). Papers presented at the Trees and Forests in British society conference in April 2010. Forest Research Monograph: 3ISBN 978-0-85538-828-7 Related pages People, trees and woodlands Social forestry research
  • Tools and Resources

    2023 – 6: Social

     Introduction This chapter contains statistics on the number and profile of visits to all woodlands from household surveys. The statistics in this chapter need to be viewed in the context of broader changes in the UK population, with an increasing and ageing population. In recent years, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has affected visits to the outdoors. Some information […]