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    AWDev (NCF): Ancient Woodland and Development Impacts

    Ancient woodlands provide some of Great Britain’s most biodiverse and culturally significant habitats. Current planning policy aims to protect these ‘irreplaceable’ habitats from the direct and indirect impacts of nearby development. However, assessing the potential impact of development on nearby habitats is complex and impeded by evidence gaps. Our aim is to deliver evidence to underpin future policy, practice, and industry guidance critical to safeguarding ancient woodlands whilst supporting responsible development and woodland use.
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    Josh Weaver

    Spatial Scientist
    Land use and ecosystem services (LUES)
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    Ellie Scopes

    Spatial Scientist - Population Modeller
    Land use and ecosystem services (LUES)
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    Petra Guy

    Forest molecular ecologist
    Land use and ecosystem services (LUES)
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    Nicola Cotterill

    Research Scientist
    Land use and ecosystem services (LUES)
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    Robin Jarvie

    Spatial Scientist
    Land use and ecosystem services (LUES)
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    Alice Haughan

    Spatial Scientist
    Land use and ecosystem services (LUES)
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    Matt Guy

    Spatial scientist
    Land use and ecosystem services (LUES)
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    Ecology of natural colonisation

    Interdisciplinary fieldwork aims to establish a robust methodology to assess the efficacy of ‘natural colonisation’ as an approach to establish new woodland and its impacts on biodiversity and above and below ground carbon. Key questions being evidenced are: Which tree species have colonised and established via natural colonisation? What is the density and...
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    Natural colonisation as a strategy for woodland creation and expansion

    Natural colonisation  occurs when tree seed reaches a site and establishes where woodland has not recently existed. This differs from natural regeneration where new trees establish within existing woodland or where woodland has recently been located. Supporting woodland expansion through such natural processes, is another method with potential to contribute to...
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    Woodland Creation and Expansion – Programme 6

    This research aims to find out how to expand woodland cover in a way that maximises ecological and social benefits. The programme complements the other six programmes and follows collaborative principles to produce tools which support land managers, stakeholders and policy makers to increase engagement with woodland creation activities
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    Nora Kerecsenyi

    Spatial Analyst
    Land use and ecosystem services (LUES)
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    Felix Trotter

    Spatial Scientist
    Land use and ecosystem services (LUES)
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    Alice Broome

    Senior Scientist - Priority species/ habitats
    Land use and ecosystem services (LUES)
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    Andrew Rattey

    GIS Analyst
    Land use and ecosystem services (LUES)
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    Shelley Kennedy

    Spatial Analyst
    Land use and ecosystem services (LUES)
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    Duncan Ray

    Senior Forest Ecologist
    Land use and ecosystem services (LUES)
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    Darren Moseley

    Spatial Ecologist
    Land use and ecosystem services (LUES)