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News highlights
Spring 2012
- Independent Forestry Panel publishes reviews commissioned from Forest Research
As England's Independent Forestry Panel draws towards its conclusions, three reports commissioned from us are published as part of the process to advise on the future direction of forestry and woodland policy.
Winter 2011/2012:
- Forest Research reviewed by an independent panel
During November and December 2011 a group of seven senior external scientists, chaired by Professor Sir David Read FRS, reviewed ourscience quality. - Hands-on science at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
The Real Life Science Lab at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh was the scene of a number of public events last year where adults and children could get hands-on experience of woodland-related science. - Harnessing new developments in molecular technology
Our molecular team has harnessed these developments to tackle practical forestry questions. - How much carbon and woodfuel do farm woodlands contain?
A survey of farm woodlands as a first step towards a better understanding of this growing land-use type and to increase its contribution to the green economy. - Linking forest risk to finance
Work on a new NERC Knowledge Translation project which aims to develop a Forest Finance Risk Network that will provide a link between researchers and the finance sector. - More Tree and Forest Health Days planned for 2012
We are planning another programme of Forest Health Days around Britain in 2012 following the success of seven such events in the Autumn of 2011. - Oak processionary moth
A recent research project has focused on finding the best methods of capturing the moths in order to determine their population and rates of spread. - Praise for Scots pine project
The recently completed ‘Developing the Scots Pine Resource’ project has been singled out for praise by the Programme Monitoring Committee of the Northern Periphery Programme. - Successful germination of threatened species
Seedlings of the rare Vietnamese Golden Cypress (Xanthocyparis vietnamensis) have germinated for the first time outside of Vietnam with assistance from our seed laboratory. - Woodland-related social enterprises
We identify both barriers and aids to establishing different types of woodland-related social enterprises.
Other news highlights from: 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
Recent media releases
| Landowners Urged To Help In Fight Against Tree Killer | Landowners and woodland managers in the west of Scotland are being urged to keep their eyes open over the next few weeks for early signs of infection in larch. - 22/05/2012 |
| Film Launch To Tackle Disease Threat To Our Countryside | Two films have been launched which are aimed at letting people know how they can help to prevent the spread of devastating phytophthora plant diseases that threaten the UK's trees, woods and forests. - 17/05/2012 |
| Alert Over Moth Pest In London And Berkshire | People in west and south London, and Pangbourne in Berkshire, are being cautioned not to touch the oak processionary caterpillars which are now emerging in oak trees in these areas. - 01/05/2012 |
| Forestry Sector Unites To Manage Long-Term Impact Of Dothistroma Needle Blight | Scotland’s public and private forestry sectors are working together to develop a long-term, co-ordinated approach to the active management of a tree health disease which can cause serious physical and economic damage to conifer (mainly pine) forests. - 01/05/2012 |
| Forest Research Science Review | The Forestry Commission has published its response to the recent independent review of the quality of science delivered by its Forest Research agency. - 27/04/2012 |
| Exotic Beetle Pest Eradication In Kent Makes Progress | As efforts to eradicate an outbreak of the Asian longhorn beetle (ALB) get under way near Paddock Wood in Kent, a public meeting is to be held locally to inform and update residents and landowners in the area about the outbreak and what is being done about it. - 20/04/2012 |
| Report Reveals How Much Timber There Is In Britain’S Forests | Britain’s forests contain an estimated 336 million cubic metres of coniferous timber, or softwood, according to a report published by the Forestry Commission. - 12/04/2012 |
| Fighting To Save Welsh Sheep Flocks – Researchers Are Putting The Bite On Midges | A team of scientists in Wales is working flat out to find an answer to the deadly threat of Schmallenburg disease – the virus that causes miscarriages and birth defects in sheep. - 05/04/2012 |
| New Guidance Promotes Positive Role Of The Green Outdoors In Health Care | The role that well designed gardens, parkland, woodland and similar green spaces can play in helping patients to recover from illness and injury is highlighted in a new Practice Guide published by the Forestry Commission. - 03/04/2012 |
| First Annual Report Of Progress On Forestry Science And Innovation Strategy Published | The first annual report of the progress of programmes set out in the Forestry Commission’s Science and Innovation Strategy has been published. - 03/04/2012 |
| Let The Kids Loose For Healthy Outdoor Fun This Easter | Forestry Commission England is encouraging families to spend some time in the great outdoors this Easter by taking a trip to their local forest. - 30/03/2012 |
| New Project Aims To Solve Puzzle Of What Makes The Environment Tick | Government and University scientists have joined forces to turn the Dyfi Valley into a living research laboratory that could shine new light on how all the different aspects of our environment work together. - 30/03/2012 |
| Forestry Commission Is On Hand During Tick Bite Prevention Week 2012 | With spring finally here the forest habitat is changing and with it comes an increase in ticks, so during Tick Bite Prevention Week (26 March – 1 April) the Forestry Commission is telling visitors about the risk of contracting Lyme Disease from these pesky parasites. - 29/03/2012 |
| Exotic Beetle Pest Of Trees Found In Kent | An outbreak of the Asian longhorn beetle (ALB), a serious beetle pest which could have severe consequences for British trees, has been found in Kent. - 28/03/2012 |
| New Research To Discover Forest Trees Of The Future | The Forestry Commission is taking part in a multi-national research project to identify alternative tree species that could be planted in the future to thrive in the type of climate expected over the next century. - 26/03/2012 |
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