Skip to main content
Contact Us
Contact Us

Search Results

Refine Results

Back

Refine Results

Publish Date:

263 Search Results for forests and water

  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    The UK Forestry Standard 2017
    Lead Author: Forestry Commission
    The UK governments have set out their requirements for sustainable forest management in the UK Forestry Standard. Available both as ePub and PDF.
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    Factsheet: Climate change and tree diseases (Phytophthora)
    Lead Author: Debra Fredrickson Matika
    Milder and wetter winters, followed by increased spring rainfall, are likely to enhance the survival and infection potential of many tree pathogens. Hotter, drier summers leading to drought stress in trees will also increase their susceptibility to disease and expand the distribution range of some pathogens. The increased incidence and severity of diseases caused by Phytophthora species reduces the benefits that trees provide, including climate change mitigation.
  • Service

    Plant, tree, soil and water testing

     Chemical analysis of plant, water and soil samples, testing of plant stock quality and tree assessment products. Chemical Analysis and Laboratory Chemical Analysis Laboratory providing a wide range of inorganic analyses for plant, soil and water samples described below. Foliar Analysis Chemical analysis of foliage of common forest species. Plant Analysis Chemical analysis of plant, wood, root tissue and even animal […]
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    Opportunity mapping for woodland creation to meet the objectives of the Water Framework Directive
    Lead Author: Samantha Broadmeadow
    Map-based case study to assess how woodland creation could be better targeted within catchments to locations where it would contribute most to maximising water and other benefits, while minimising risks. By Samantha Broadmeadow, Tom Nisbet, Martyn Silgram & Katrina Morrow. Final report to the Environment Agency and Forestry Commission England, May 2009. Related pages Forest hydrology Soil sustainability
  • Tools and Resources

    Coalfield programme

     Ongoing management of the Nottinghamshire colliery tip sites and regeneration objectives for South Yorkshire coalfields sites
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] Invertebrate animals as indicators of acidity in upland streams
    Lead Author: G.S. Patterson
    Studies in the UK and elsewhere have shown that acid freshwater habitats have different floras and faunas and fewer species in most taxonomic groups, when compared with near-neutral waters. The presence or absence of certain common species that are sensitive to acid waters can be used to assess the prevailing chemistry of a water body. […]
  • Publications

    A review of the effects of forest management intensity on ecosystem services for northern European temperate forests with a focus on the UK
    Lead Author: Louise Sing
    Abstract Ecosystem services (ES) are the benefits that people receive from ecosystems. Understanding the impact of forest management on their supply can inform policy and practice for meeting societal demand. The objectives of this paper are to identify and review the effect of management intensity on priority ES supply and identify synergies and trade-offs among ES […]
  • Tools and Resources

    Wetland establishment

     Information on the design, benefits and practical considerations of wetland establishment in the provision of urban greenspace
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] Water storage of timber: experience in Britain
    Lead Author: Joan Webber (Ed)
    From time to time a calamity such as forest fire or violent storm requires that timber is salvaged quickly. Where such timber is plantation grown the investment loss that major destruction brings is catastrophic unless the most valuable timber can be saved and then marketed in an orderly way. This Bulletin reports on a successful […]
  • Tools and Resources

    Dutch elm disease: Symptoms and Diagnosis

     Detailed description of Dutch elm disease symptoms and diagnosis, with photographs.
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] Journal of the Forestry Commission (No.26)
    Lead Author: Forestry Commission
    The Forestry Commission Journal was introduced as a way to communicate information on a wide range of topics which could not be communicated through ‘ordinary official channels’, and was intended to be a means of exchanging the opinions and experiences of all members of the staff.This twenty-sixth Journal includes information on: Forestry, agriculture, and marginal […]
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    Restoring afforested peat bogs: results of current research
    Lead Author: Russell Anderson
    The value of peat bogs as open habitats and stores of carbon may be lost if they are planted with trees. The number of bogs being restored is increasing but still modest in scale relative to the area of afforested peatland. Research is currently being carried out to determine the feasibility and methodology for restoring […]