Filtered publications and research

An investigation into the wood properties and timber potential of naturally-regenerated Sitka spruce; whether left un-thinned or re-spaced to various stocking densities.

Monitoring ecosystem services from afforested peatland and the effects of bog restoration and conversion to peatland edge woodland

This project aims to develop more sustainable and resilient land and water management plans in Strathard by taking an ecosystems approach which considers the wider impacts and benefits of a range of management plans on ecosystem services, the landscape and communities living there.

This project is investigating the potential impact that a changing climate may have on the insect pests associated with the UK’s most important and widely planted conifer tree species Sitka spruce.

SilviFuture is a network established to promote and share knowledge about novel forest species across Britain.

A collaborative initiative between sixteen of Scotland’s leading research and higher education institutions undertaking work on climate change and the transition to a low carbon economy

Research to understand the contribution that urban trees make with respect to: the resilience of current and planned urban tree stocks to climate change, their role in regulating temperatures, and water management in urban areas

About the Level I, Level II, environmental change network, FutMon and Biosoil programmes

Project exploring a new approach to flood management by working with nature to try and store more water in the landscape and slow its passage downstream

Management tools, advice and research to reduce and manage wind damage to British forests