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Trees and woodlands: Nature’s health service

Lead Author: Liz O'Brien
This publication provides information and evidence supporting the idea that the use and enjoyment of woodlands and green spaces improves people’s overall health and well-being. By Liz O'Brien. Forward by Sir Liam Donaldson – Chief Medical Officer for England. November 2005. Executive summary Trees and woodlands: nature’s health service is aimed at a wide range […]
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Mapping the woodfuel system

Lead Author: Forest Research
Legacy socio-economic research relating to: Governance Mapping the woodfuel system (PDF-301K) Access our current and recent socio-economic research.
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Engagement with Nature and Covid-19 Restrictions

Lead Author: Liz O’Brien
Report from a study exploring people’s connection with trees, woodlands and wider nature before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. An online survey ran from mid June until the end of July 2020. This publication reports on the findings of the survey.
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Valuing the mental health benefits of woodlands

Lead Author: Vadim Saraev
This study is the first attempt to provide national estimates of the natural capital value of the mental health benefits provided by UK woodlands.
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Valuing the mental health benefits of woodlands – In Brief
This research is the first of its kind to value the mental health benefits associated with the UK’s woodlands
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Engagement with nature and Covid-19 restrictions Survey 2021: Key results

Lead Author: Liz O'Brien
This summary report of a survey undertaken to explore engagement with nature during the Covid-19 restrictions highlights the important role of nature and woodlands in supporting people's wellbeing through the Covid pandemic.
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Values, management and pest and disease threats associated with ash: A review
This report reviews and summarises some of the key evidence from around the world on values associated with ash trees, and the management decisions about both ash dieback and emerald ash borer. The evidence on values focuses on historical, social and cultural values while the parts on management decisions looks at actual decisions taken as […]
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Carbon storage and substitution benefits of harvested wood products
This Research Note considers the potential of extending coverage of the UK Woodland Carbon Code to the carbon benefits of wood products associated with woodland creation projects.
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Factsheet: Climate change and human behaviours

Lead Author: Liz O'Brien
There is increasing interest in designing policy interventions to sustain positive individual or societal behaviours and to encourage behaviour change which tackles environmental issues including climate change.
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Why society needs nature
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 […]
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ESCom 2020 workshop: Scotland’s National Ecological Network – progress and practicalities

Lead Author: Chloe Bellamy
Summary of a workshop for researchers, policy makers and practitioners to discuss the progress and practicalities of developing a National Ecological Network in Scotland. Embedded in this approach to more sustainable land use is the need to take stock of progress towards regional and national ecological networks to increase resilience into the future.
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UK landscape ecology: trends and perspectives from the first 25 years of ialeUK
With 2017 marking the 25th anniversary of the founding of the UK chapter of the International Association for Landscape Ecology (ialeUK), current members of its organising committee set out to examine the content of past ialeUK conferences and, with input from past ialeUK contributors, reflect on what observed patterns might mean for shaping future landscape research.
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Achieving impact from ecosystem assessment and valuation of urban greenspace: The case of i-Tree Eco in Great Britain
Evaluation of the impacts of I-Tree eco surveys in the UK
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How does a biodiversity value impact upon optimal rotation length? An investigation using species richness and forest stand age

Lead Author: Vadim Saraev
A study integrating biodiversity data for British forests with economic modelling of optimal rotation length. Investigation revealed some evidence of relationships between overall species richness and stand age.
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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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Valuing flood regulation services of existing forest cover to inform natural capital accounts
Background Forests are recognised to reduce flood flows, although the issue is complex and continues to be explored. While the processes of how trees affect the generation and conveyance of flood waters are understood, there remains a lack of monitoring data to quantify effects at the catchment scale (click here to visit the WWNP evidence base webpage). […]
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Comparing the cost-effectiveness of forestry options for climate change mitigation
This Research Note examines two recent studies which assessed the cost-effectiveness of forestry options for climate change mitigation across Great Britain.
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Woodland managers’ understanding of resilience and their future information needs
This Research Note provides an investigation into private woodland owners’ and managers’ understanding of resilience in regard to forest and woodland management in the UK.

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Trees and woodlands: Nature’s health service

Mapping the woodfuel system

Engagement with Nature and Covid-19 Restrictions

Valuing the mental health benefits of woodlands

Valuing the mental health benefits of woodlands – In Brief

Engagement with nature and Covid-19 restrictions Survey 2021: Key results

Values, management and pest and disease threats associated with ash: A review

Carbon storage and substitution benefits of harvested wood products

Factsheet: Climate change and human behaviours

Why society needs nature

ESCom 2020 workshop: Scotland’s National Ecological Network – progress and practicalities

UK landscape ecology: trends and perspectives from the first 25 years of ialeUK

Achieving impact from ecosystem assessment and valuation of urban greenspace: The case of i-Tree Eco in Great Britain

How does a biodiversity value impact upon optimal rotation length? An investigation using species richness and forest stand age

An analytical framework for spatially targeted management of natural capital

Valuing flood regulation services of existing forest cover to inform natural capital accounts

Comparing the cost-effectiveness of forestry options for climate change mitigation

Woodland managers’ understanding of resilience and their future information needs

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Trees and woodlands: Nature’s health service

Mapping the woodfuel system

Engagement with Nature and Covid-19 Restrictions

Valuing the mental health benefits of woodlands

Valuing the mental health benefits of woodlands – In Brief

Engagement with nature and Covid-19 restrictions Survey 2021: Key results

Values, management and pest and disease threats associated with ash: A review

Carbon storage and substitution benefits of harvested wood products

Factsheet: Climate change and human behaviours

Why society needs nature

ESCom 2020 workshop: Scotland’s National Ecological Network – progress and practicalities

UK landscape ecology: trends and perspectives from the first 25 years of ialeUK

Achieving impact from ecosystem assessment and valuation of urban greenspace: The case of i-Tree Eco in Great Britain

How does a biodiversity value impact upon optimal rotation length? An investigation using species richness and forest stand age

An analytical framework for spatially targeted management of natural capital

Valuing flood regulation services of existing forest cover to inform natural capital accounts

Comparing the cost-effectiveness of forestry options for climate change mitigation

Woodland managers’ understanding of resilience and their future information needs