Forestry and Woodland Management Flashcards
What are the main factors affecting the price of standing timber?
Species Tree size Quality Quantity being sold Ease and cost of harvesting access and priximity to timber markets
Give some examples of forestry diseases
Phytophera Ash dieback Needle blight Pine weevil Pine tree lappet moth Heather check
When might you not be able to fell a tree?
If there is a relevant Tree Preservation Order (TPO)
What are the exemptions from felling permissions?
- Up to 5 cubic metres of timber per annum
- Trees of less than 10cm diameter at breast height (1.3m)
- In orchards, gardens or church yards
- When it required for a development for which planning permission has been granted
- When it is necessary for the prevention of immediate danger
- Where a tree is in close proximity to an electrical line
What are the headings contained within a long-term forest management plan?
- Location and background
- Existing schemes and permissions
- Stakeholder engagement
- Long term vision and management objectives
- Site description: Topography, soils, climate, windthrow, adjacent land use, access, historic environment, biodiversity, invasive species
- Plant health
- Sylvicultural practice
- Proposed planting and felling
How do you measure tree volume?
- Measure the height using a clinometer
- Measure the diameter at breast height using a girthing tape
- Use a relascope to count the number of trees in the plot
- Calculated the basal area
- Compare with a number of plots to estimate overall basal area and timber volume
What forestry grant funding is currently available?
- A range of different grant options which differ for existing woodland owners and new woodland creation. - Exisiting woodland grants include grants for maintainence, restocking, supporting habitats and species, new forest infrastructure and forest planning
- Woodland creation grants include higher payment rates per ha (up to £7k) of initial planting and maintenance
What is a typical stocking density for a commercial woodland?
2,500 stems per ha
Give examples of commercial tree species
Sitka spruce Norway spruce Douglas fir Noble fir Lodgepole pine Scots pine Larch
Give examples of native broadleaf trees
Alder Ash Aspen Birch Elm Elder Hazel Hawthorn Holly Juniper Rowan Willow
What are examples of silvicultural systems?
- Patch clearfelling
- Continuous cover forestry
- Shelterwood system
What are the three parts of a sylvicultural system?
- harvest
- regeneration
- tending
What is Scottish Forestry?
A Scottish Government agency responsible for forestry policy, support and regulation
What is Forestry and Land Scotland?
Scottish Government agency responsible for managing the national forest estate
What Government programme governs the Forestry Grant Scheme (FGS)?
Scottish Rural Development Programme
