Climate Resilient Tree Database
In collaboration with professionals, Rooted Landscapes identifies disease and climate-resilient tree species to ensure a future for British woodlands. Phase one of this project brings together these climate-resilient species to form a prototype for a regenerative forestry management model. This model could establish a future of ecological well-being and circular timber supply.
Please use the digitalised flipbook linked below to explore the tree database.
A Climate Resilient forest
A problem in current forestry management models is unwanted, undervalued, and overlooked timber. This forestry management system suggests an alternative approach to timber demand based on log diameter rather than specific species. This approach helps combat waste wood.
Each plot will utilise the formula of four or more trees, including fast-growing coppice species, conifers, and slow-growing broadleafs. This variation of tree species will support a continuous cover canopy as the forest matures, and natural regeneration will be encouraged to improve the circularity of the woodland.
Contributors: Jez Ralph, Evolving Forests, Jim McConkie, Head Forester at Longleat Estate and Tom Barnes, Vastern Sawmill and Sam Taylor, Ecologist and The London Wildlife Centre.
