Infusing resilience into the Scots pine genetic resourceProject leads Dr Richard Whittet | Forest Research; Dr Annika Perry | UK Centre for Ecology and HydrologyLead organisation Forest ResearchCollaborators UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH); Conifer...
Investigating Scots pine resilienceProject lead Dr Tom Sim | Forest Research Lead organisation Forest Research Collaborators UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH) Project status Active Project funding 25-26 £84,185 Research outcomes Reducing the risk |...
The wind within the trees: understanding wind storm risks in continuous cover forestryProject leads Dr Tom Locatelli, Dr Mariella Marzano, Adam Ash | Forest Research; Dr Phil Wilkes | Royal Botanic Gardens, KewLead organisations Forest Research; Royal Botanic...
Innovating remote early detection and response to tree diseaseProject leads Dr Juan Suárez-Minguez; Dr Lisa Ward | Forest Research; Dr Jacqueline Rosette | Swansea University Lead organisation Forest ResearchCollaborators Swansea University; Forest Research...
Enhancing forest resilience through stand structural complexityProject leads Dr Tom Ovenden, Dr Rubén Manso, Dr Clare Hall | Forest ResearchLead organisation Forest ResearchCollaborators Bangor University; University of Bristol; The James Hutton Institute; Forestry...
Sustainable provenancing for resilient treesProject leads Dr James Borrell | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Dr Nadia Barsoum | Forest ResearchLead organisations Forest Research; Royal Botanic Gardens, KewCollaborators Future Trees Trust; National Forest Inventory...
Speed breeding technologies for UK broadleaved trees Project leads Prof Richard Buggs | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Dr Andrew Plackett; Dr Graeme Kettles | University of Birmingham - School of Biosciences; Abi Johnson | Niab East Malling Lead organisation Royal...
Applying dendrochronology for genomic resilienceProject leads Dr James Borrell | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Dr Tom Ovenden; Dr Suzanne Robinson | Forest ResearchLead organisation Forest Research; Royal Botanic Gardens, KewCollaborator UK Centre for Ecology and...
Farmer action for tree resilienceProject lead Dr Emma Hinton | Forest ResearchLead organisation Forest ResearchCollaborators University of Exeter; Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI); Farming & Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) South West; Organic...
Forest Sector Modelling - Risks and ResilienceProject leads Anne Murthy; Dr Vadim Saraev | Forest Research Lead organisation Forest Research Collaborators Bureau d'Economie Théorique et Appliquée; AgroParisTech, France; Norwegian University of Life Sciences -...
Detecting and understanding oak shakeProject leads Adam Ash, Dr Joe Beesley | Forest Research; Dr James Borrell | Royal Botanic Gardens, KewLead organisation Forest ResearchCollaborators Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Edinburgh Napier UniversityProject status ...
Understanding grey squirrel bark strippingProject leads Dr Cally Ham | Forest Research; Prof Patrick Doncaster | University of SouthamptonLead organisation Forest ResearchCollaborators University of Southampton; Animal & Plant Health Agency (APHA); Cardiff...
Researching complex yew declineProject leads Dr Caroline Gorton | Forest Research; Prof Robert Jackson | University of Birmingham; Dr Andrew Hirons | University Centre MyerscoughLead organisation Forest ResearchCollaborators The Birmingham Institute of Forest...
Investigating ash health genomics after long-term ash dieback exposureProject leads Prof Richard Buggs, Dr Laura Kelly, Dr Daniel Wood | Royal Botanic Gardens, KewLead organisation Royal Botanic Gardens, KewCollaborators Queen Mary University of London; Future...
EXPLORATION: Mixed species planting for drought adaptationProject leads Dr George Xenakis, Dr Mike Perks | Forest ResearchLead organisation Forest ResearchCollaborators Centre for Sustainable Forests and Landscapes; INRAE, FranceProject status ActiveProject funding...
Dodging the double whammy - ash dieback and emerald ash borerProject leads Dr Katy Reed, Dr Thomas Dally | Forest Research; Prof James Brown | John Innes CentreLead organisation Forest Research Collaborators John Innes Centre; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Rothamsted...
Project leads Dr Laura Kelly, Dr Jaz Stoddart | Royal Botanic Gardens, KewLead organisation Royal Botanic Gardens, KewCollaborators Prof Richard Nichols | Queen Mary University of LondonProject status Complete (October 2023 to March 2025)Project funding...
Horizon scanning for tree healthProject leads Katy Dainton, Dr Daegan Inward | Forest ResearchLead organisation Forest ResearchCollaborator The Canadian Forest ServiceProject status Pilot year project completeProject funding £68,000Research outcomes Resistance I...
Reassessing the threat posed by pine wood nematode to UK forestryProject leads Dr Sarah Facey | Forest Research; Talor Whitham | PhD Student, Forest Research and University of ReadingLead organisation Forest Research Collaborators Dr James Ryalls, Dr Robbie Girling...
Infusing Dothistroma needle blight resilience into the Scots pine breeding populationProject leads Dr Richard Whittet I Forest Research; Dr Annika Perry | UK Centre for Ecology and HydrologyLead organisation Forest ResearchCollaborators Dr Joan Cottrell, Dr...
Project leads Dr Richard Whittet, Dr Joan Cottrell, Dr Domen Finžgar | Forest Research; Prof. Richard Buggs | Royal Botanic Gardens, KewLead organisation Forest Research; Royal Botanic Gardens, KewCollaborators Dr Jo Clark | Future Trees TrustProject status...
Project leads Dr. Mariella Marzano I Forest Research; Prof. Richard Buggs I Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Dr. Rehema White, Fritha West (PhD student) | University of St AndrewsLead organisations Forest Research; University of St Andrews (PhD element)Collaborators ...
Project leads Dr Joan Webber I Forest Research; Prof. Richard Buggs I Royal Botanic Gardens, KewLead organisation Royal Botanic Gardens, KewCollaborators Conservation Foundation; Butterfly ConservationProject status Complete (March 2022 - April 2025)Project...
Project leads Dr. James Borrell I Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Dr. Nadia Barsoum I Forest ResearchLead organisations Forest Research; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Collaborators Woodland Trust Project status Complete (April 2022 - March 2025) Project funding £496,000...
Project leads Dr. Nathan Brown, Dr. Elena Vanguelova, Dr. Sandra Denman I Forest ResearchLead organisation Forest ResearchCollaborators Samantha Broadmeadow, Paul Taylor | Forest Research; National Soil Resources Institute; James Hutton Institute; UK Centre for...
Project leads Dr Rubén Manso, Dr Richard Whittet | Forest ResearchLead organisation Forest ResearchCollaborator Prof Pablo Andrés-Domenech | Bureau d'Economie Théorique et Appliquée (BETA), FranceProject status Complete (April 2022 to March 2025)Project funding...
Project leads Dr Laura Kelly, Dr Daniel Wood, Dr Mohammad Vatanparast | Royal Botanic Gardens, KewLead organisation Royal Botanic Gardens, KewCollaborators Dr Richard Whittet | Forest Research; Prof Levi Yant, Dr Emma Curran | University of NottinghamProject...
Developing biological control mechanisms for sweet chestnut blightProject lead Dr Pedro Romón Ochoa | Forest ResearchLead organisation Forest ResearchCollaborators Okayama University; Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape ResearchProject status ...
Consolidating and curating datasets for ash genomicsProject lead Dr Laura Kelly | Royal Botanic Gardens, KewLead organisation Forest ResearchCollaborator University of KentuckyProject status Pilot year project completeProject funding £96,000Research outcome ...
Assessing genetic susceptibility to acute oak declineProject leads Prof Richard Buggs I Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Dr Sandra Denman | Forest ResearchLead organisation Royal Botanic Gardens, KewCollaborators Dr Nathan Brown | Forest Research; Dr Rômulo Carleial |...