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Paper wins trophy for work on pine-tree lappet moth
The Royal Scottish Forestry Society (RSFS) has awarded this year’s Sir George Campbell Memorial trophy to four Forest Research scientists for their paper published in RSFS journal Scottish Forestry. The multi-disciplinary piece of work, entitled ‘Pine-tree lappet moth (Dendrolimus pini) in Scotland: Discovery, timber movement controls and assessment of risk’ was described as a ‘landmark article’.
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Emerald ash borer: lessons from the US
While the emerald ash borer (EAB) is not yet present in the UK, our researchers are participating in collaborative research to understand how best we can prepare for, and manage if necessary, the future risks and impacts of this beetle. As part of this work, our researchers visited US cities already dealing with and preparing for EAB to learn from their experiences in urban management of this pest.
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New Forest Research website
Our new website was launched earlier this summer, with improved signposting to current research projects, services and resources. Take a look around.
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New Research Report published
Encouraging biodiversity at multiple scales in support of resilient woodlands explores the links between biodiversity, measured at different levels of organisation (genes, species and communities), and the ability of woodland ecosystems to withstand and adapt to changing conditions and disturbance. The Note emphasises the importance of taking action to safeguard biodiversity and improve woodland resilience at multiple scales, and discusses implications for forestry management.
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Land management in lowland catchments for integrated flood risk reduction
A collaborative, NERC-funded project, LANDWISE, is investigating the impact of land use and management on flood risk in lowland agricultural catchments. Forest Research’s contribution to the work is focused on collating and analysing a range of spatial datasets to better understand communities at risk and opportunities for natural flood management to reduce downstream flooding.
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Action Oak: protecting the UK's mighty oaks
Action Oak is a new campaign that aims to build support for activities to protect the UK’s oak trees. The initiative was launched at the Chelsea Flower Show by the Action Oak Partnership, a collaboration formed in response to the increasing number of threats to the health of oak trees.
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New climate projections can assist future choice of tree species
Forest planning increasingly needs robust evidence about the current and future climates to decide about suitable tree species. Our Ecological Site Classification (ESC) tool for species choice provides a user-friendly way of working out options for tree species on individual sites. It is also one of six examples of how the Met Office’s new set of UK climate change projections (UKCP18), released in autumn 2018, can be used by different sectors.
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