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Forest Bathing Benefits

WebThe big reason why Forest Bathing is considered to be so beneficial above a more common walk through a park, is the density of anti-microbial phytoncides (wood …

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Trees are complex

WebTrees Are Complex. The ability of trees to absorb carbon dioxide is well known. During the 2019 General Election, the benefits of planting trees for this purpose …

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Sweet Chestnut Health Check: Help Fight a Double Threat

WebAbove: Galls formed by the larvae of Oriental chestnut gall wasp on Sweet chestnut leaves. Picture: Forestry Commission ©Matteo Maspero. Dryocosmus …

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Bringing Woodland into Management: the missed opportunities in …

WebEngland and Wales are losing out on millions because of unmanaged woodland totalling an area larger than the size of the Lake District National Park.

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Throwing new light on oak heart-rot

WebBy Wendy Necar · June 16, 2020. Research has begun this summer to throw new light into a little understood condition in older oak trees – heart-rot. Heart-rot is common in oak …

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foR managing woodland foR Resilience

WebThe UK Forest Standard (UKFS) defines resilience as: “The ability of a social or ecological system to absorb disturbances, while retaining the same basic structure and

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Duke of Cornwall Award for Resilient Multipurpose Forestry 2021

WebKeith and Decia Blacker collect the Duke of Cornwall Award 2021 from Mark Gordon from Award co-sponsor Savills. This “Grown in Britain” certified forest of 29 …

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Tree Pests and Diseases

WebGall wasp larvae can cause problems for trees, particularly oaks. Tiny gall wasps lay eggs on bark, leaves, fruits or flowers (depending on the wasp species), causing plant tissue …

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Facing up to Oak Processionary Moth

WebOak Processionary Moth (OPM) is currently found in London and the South East. It is regulated as a quarantined pest and there are restrictions on the import and …

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Forest Resilience

WebOnline tools and resources for woodland management. Funding for woodland improvement for biodiversity or water benefits, restocking following tree health issues, removal of …

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Managing Ash Dieback Case Studies

WebAsh dieback (formally known as Chalara) is caused by the fungal pathogen Hymenoscyphus fraxineus and was first identified on ash trees in the UK in 2012. It is now thought to have …

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Forest Resilience in British Forests, Woods & Plantations

WebJuly 2019 Vol 113 No.3 www.rfs.org.uk 171 Forest Resilience - policy & practice Since 2005 policy on PAWS management in England has widely presumed that conversion …

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Managing ash dieback

WebAsh dieback is caused by the fungal pathogen Hymenoscyphus fraxineus and was first identified on ash trees in the UK in 2012. It is now thought to have been present at lower …

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The cosT of grey squirrel damage To woodland in england …

Web2 contents Page Key Points 3 context 4 cost of damage Methodology Key findings 5 national forest inventory 6 cost of mitigation 7 case studies 7 The full report An Analysis of the …

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BRINGING WOODLAND INTO MANAGEMENT

WebOur findings England Wales Additional ha into management: 207,602 ha 53 000 ha Additional tonnes timber per annum: 544,955 t 139,125 t Additional jobs 182 jobs 64 jobs …

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