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    The social dimensions of oak processionary moth (OPM) management

     Management of oak processionary moth (OPM) is becoming an increasing challenge to land managers of trees and woodlands in urban and rural areas as the pest continues to spread outwards from original infestation sites in London. This work looks at how landowners and other managers of trees are responding to...
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    Co-designing tree health policy options with land managers

     co-design of tree health policy options with land managers for resilient treescapes post EU-Exit as part of Future Farming and Countryside Programme (FFC)
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    Priorities for research on Emerging Species

     An analysis of species diversity of the Public Forest Estate in Britain to help inform the future direction of research on species and provenance.
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    Phyto-threats workshop November 2019

     November 13th 2019 held at APHA, Sand Hutton, York Phytophthora disease threats in UK nurseries and wider landscapes: what’s here, what’s coming and what we can do about it PHYTO-THREATS is a collaborative research project involving seven participating institutions from across Britain and is funded by the Living With Environmental Change partnership...
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    Forestry publication document

    Controlling grey squirrels in forests and woodlands in the UK
    Lead Author: Robin Gill
    This Technical Note provides updated information on methods of grey squirrel control.
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    Work packages

     The project is comprised of six work packages with inter-related objectives that will address key questions and gaps in the knowledge of the oak lace bug (Corythucha arcuata) particularly in relation to the biology, dispersal, control and management options.   Work package 1: Project Management and Co-ordination (Lead: FR) Key objectives Overall project management...
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    Oak lace bug in Europe (OLBIE): Evaluation of the pest status in Europe and development of survey, control and management strategies

     This Euphresco project will focus on the oak lace bug (Corythucha arcuata), with an emphasis on evaluating its pest status in Europe and assessing survey, control and management strategies.
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    Biosecurity engagement with hikers at Rowardennan in Scotland

     Following the discovery of Phytophthera Ramorum close to Rowardennan in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, Forest Research were commissioned to carry out questionnaires with hikers in the area to investigate their awareness of and engagement with the topic of tree pests and diseases, and biosecurity.
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    Resilience – Research Objectives and Findings

     This page summarises some key findings and outputs from the Resilience work package (WP6) of the Future Proofing Plant Health project funded by Defra and led by Forest Research
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    Resilience – Publications

     This page lists the peer-reviewed publications, as well as manuscripts in review and preparation, produced through the Resilience Work Package included in the Defra-funded Future Proofing Plant Health project.
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    Resilience – Future Proofing Plant Health

     What is tree resilience and how can we support better management for tree health in the face of climate change and pests and diseases?
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    Resilience – Research Partners

     On this page you can see the Forest Research staff involved in this project and our partners at The Deparment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew  
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    Publications about delivering resilient forests

     This page lists the main publications about planning and management to deliver forest ecosystem resilience produced through the 'Delivering Resilient Forests' research programme.
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    Delivering Resilient Forests

     Resilient forests are important if our trees are to cope better with changing environmental conditions and threats from pests and diseases. This page provides information on the publications produced as part of Forest Research's 'Delivering Resilient Forests' programme of research.
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    Forestry publication document

    Genetic considerations for provenance choice of native trees under climate change in England

     This Research Report provides a review of published results from provenance tests of relevance to English native trees to identify factors which may influence the risk, suitability and desirability of the use of local versus non-local seed under climate change.
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    Is the introduction of novel exotic forest tree species a rational response to rapid environmental change? : A British perspective.
    Lead Author: Joan Cottrell
    A suggested way for British woodlands to combat the problems they are facing due to climate change and exotic pests and diseases is to grow a range of novel exotic tree species. Here we examine the arguments for doing this in the context of British forestry where the objectives are either commercial timber production or conservation of biodiversity.
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    An analytical framework for spatially targeted management of natural capital

     A major sustainability challenge is determining where to target management to enhance natural capital and the ecosystem services it provides. Achieving this understanding is difficult, given that the effects of most actions vary according to wider environmental conditions; and this context dependency is typically poorly understood. Here, we describe an analytical framework that helps meet […]
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    BRIGIT – A consortium for enhancing UK surveillance and response to Xylella fastidiosa

     A multi-partner GB wide transdisciplinary project that takes a holistic approach to enhance diagnostics, identify factors that could lead to spread and formulate response strategies to mitigate the devastating effects of X. fastidiosa.