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  • Tools and Resources

    2018 – Northern Ireland Forest Service day visitors

     Day visitors to Northern Ireland Forest Service sites Information on visitors to Forest Service sites in Northern Ireland is provided by the Forest Service and relates only to sites where an admission charge is made. In Northern Ireland in 2017-18, 509 thousand people visited those Forest Service sites where an admission charge was made (Table 6.8). This […]
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] Forestry section proceedings from the British Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting 1986
    Lead Author: G.C. Barnes (Ed.)
    The paper explores the contribution that science has made to forestry and woodland management and looks at the scientific prospects and limitations for the future. It explains the reasons why Britain has become so low in self-sufficiency of wood products and charts the steps successive Governments have taken to change this, starting with the creation […]
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    Social diversity in the forestry profession
    Lead Author: Bianca Ambrose-Oji
    Research report into employing a social marketing approach to investigating and planning interventions designed to change the behaviour of people looking for work. Specifically, the application behaviour of Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates in future Forestry Commission recruitments, to see increasing numbers of applications from them. By Bianca Ambrose-Oji. Related pages People, trees and woodlands Social forestry research
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    Action for the Environment on Scotland’s National Forest Estate
    Lead Author: Forestry Commission (Scotland)
    Action for the Environment on Scotland's National Forest Estate describes just some of the recent work we have been doing to ensure that our natural and cultural heritage is protected, conserved and enhanced.
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    Leisure landscapes
    Lead Author: Suzanne Martin
    Exploring the role of forestry in tourism By Suzanne Martin. Related pages People, trees and woodlands Social forestry research
  • Publications

    Cultural ecosystem benefits of urban and peri-urban green infrastructure across different European countries
    Lead Author: Liz O’Brien
    Research urges decision-makers to take account of broad ranging cultural benefits gained from green spaces in our towns and cities The cultural benefits of green spaces, sometimes referred to as ‘green infrastructure’, are difficult to measure and value. As a result they lack integration into decision-making about how to design and manage green infrastructure. Many methods […]
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    Woodland owners’ attitudes to public access provision in South-East England
    Lead Author: Andrew Church
    By Andrew Church, Neil Ravenscroft and Gill Rogers. Forestry Commission Information Note 74. Related pages People, trees and woodlands Social forestry research
  • Service

    Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

     Our legal obligations Forest Research as part of the Forestry Commission is a public body with responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010. The Act requires public bodies to have due regard to the need to: eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and other conduct prohibited by the Equality Act 2010; advance equality of opportunity between people from different groups; […]
  • Tools and Resources

    Thames Chase Community Forest

     Increasing the woodland cover of this Community Forest that covers 40 square miles of green belt land in east London and south-west Essex
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] Reclaiming disturbed land for forestry
    Lead Author: Andy Moffat
    This Bulletin has been written to give up-to-date practical advice to people involved in the reclamation of disturbed land who wish to plant trees on the restored site. The Bulletin provides a comprehensive guide both to mineral companies, in preparing planning applications which involve proposals for forestry, and to mineral planning authorities, in considering such […]
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    Social science in forestry
    Lead Author: Paul Tabbush
    An introductory paper to the concept of ‘Social Forestry’. By Paul Tabbush, Liz O'Brien, Max Hislop and Suzanne Martin. Related pages People, trees and woodlands Social forestry research
  • Tools and Resources

    Access and accessibility

     The different ways in which access to woodland and greenspace can be categorised, issues of accessibility and related and other practical considerations