Forestry book???

[Treemonster]

I am after a forestry management book,

A how to book for Designing,planting,thinning,Harvesting.

If anyone knows any good books or has an old book sitting around that they are willing to part with,i'd be very greatful.Thanks

[Mark T]

There is loads of information out there... one classic is 'Practical Forestry for the Agent and Surveyor' by Cyril Hart. Its been one of my 'go-to' books for years.

 

Hope this helps

 

Regards

 

Mark

[Mark T]

... or the old classic 'The Foresters Companion' by N D G James (I think!)

[Frimsley]

Cyril Hart is the classic single tome, but is somewhat outdated these days.

 

The Forestry Commission publish a range of stuff, much of which can be downloaded from their website as PDFs (http://www.forestry.gov.uk. Some possible titles to look for:

 

Forest design planning: a guide to good practice

Creating new native woodlands: turning ideas into reality

The "The management of semi-natural woodlands" series

[Log-ologist]

also try

 

Farm woodland planning

farm woodland practice

silviculture of broadleaved woodland

 

they are 20 years old now but just in time for first thinnings

[Treemonster]

Thanks for all the help.

I must get started looking,going out to Canada next week and and will have loads of time for reading on the planes:closedeyes:

[Yorkshireman]

... or the old classic 'The Foresters Companion' by N D G James (I think!)

 

Yep published in 1955 in Oxford for Basil Blackwell & Mott Limited by AR Mowbray & co limited, distributed by the Royal forestry society

[Husky D]

Definately look up forestry commision bulletins or publications. After seeing your request I dug out some of my stuff from college from years ago and found the Forestry commision handbook 6 Forestry Practice which is a pretty good allrounder but not sure if its been updated although forestry doesn't change that quickly from what I can see - Hard graft for not much pay!

[Log-ologist]

.... forestry doesn't change that quickly from what I can see - Hard graft for not much pay!

 

 

but policy, aims and objectives do change.

 

 

The forestry commission is now like a nature version of disney. Fun not work, all manicured for the onslaught of the great unwashed.

[Husky D]

but policy, aims and objectives do change.

 

 

The forestry commission is now like a nature version of disney. Fun not work, all manicured for the onslaught of the great unwashed.

 

Yes unfortunately very true. Timber seems to be a dirty word for them nowadays. I have no problem with some of the aims or ideals they want after all forestry is a wide a diverse subject, however if you manage woodland correctly with the aim of trying to establish a good timber crop (perhaps in the vain hope it may be worth something one day!) then you can achieve alot of the other add ons that they seem so intent on creating at the cost of a saleable product:confused1: