Our services

Diagnostic service investigating the cause of disease and advising on forest and woodland tree-health

Developing robust and cutting-edge social and economic scientific research that demonstrates forest’s values to society and the wider environment, informs decisions and actions, and enhances sustainability with particular attention to providing social and environmental justice

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...

Technical Development develops, evaluates and promotes safe and efficient equipment and methods of work and provides output information, specialist services and advice on forest operations. Our areas of work cover:...

The Technical Services Unit (TSU) provides technical and environmental services to a broad range of customers across the UK. We work on many of the research programmes within Forest Research as well as with a number of customers throughout the Forestry Commission and several external bodies.

Chemicals Regulation Directorate (CRD) recognised design and management of pesticide efficacy trials, with specialist tree tolerance testing and forestry test sites. Service overview Plant protection products – herbicides, insecticides and...

Forest Research offers full service for woodland owners, ranging from complete LiDAR ground mapping to heritage and cultural project management.

Forest Research’s DNA fingerprinting service has enabled the identification of clones and clonal patches in a number plant species including poplar, elm, aspen, yew and the nationally scare twinflower.

DNA service to identify plant and animal species from a range of biological tissues from different sources e.g. droppings, hair, feathers, tree roots and mass collections of insects such as the contents of pitfall traps (metabarcoding)

Our approach to management is to breed and release a host-specific predatory beetle, Rhizophagus grandis, that is found within the pest’s natural range.

Our scientists work on topics relating to planning, management and the protection of urban trees

Habitat network analysis