London Urban Forest Resource Hub: publication library

An aid for setting, maintaining and improving quality standards across all green infrastructure. It is not designed to replace management plans or manufacturer’s instructions but to help green space managers define their maintenance quality objectives and effectively monitor achievement against those objectives.

There are many ways you can turn grey to green and this guide provides a few simple examples of where community groups can start.

A short guide on where and how to get started if you're a resident that wants to plant up a tree base.

Basic felling techniques for trees.

Information and best practice on how to maximise good tree health through biosecurity.

Guidance about priority habitats and species, the value of ancient and native woodland and when it's appropriate to remove trees to restore open habitats.

Step by step advice on how to create a miniature forest which helps mitigate the effects of climate change.

Identify trees, collect seeds, sow and plant by follow these tree-growing ‘recipes’ to success.

This report outlines the findings of the London Tree and Woodland Skills Survey, which were gathered in early 2023. The report reveals the types of skills that employees in the arboriculture sector feel are important now and in the future, the confidence in being able to deliver an increasing workload, and challenges specific to recruitment. Respondents also gave their views on initiatives that they thought would help overcome the challenges and barriers faced by the industry in Greater London.

This research report highlights key threats pests, diseases and climate change pose to the London urban forest. It also provides a set of principles, good practices and recommended actions to support future management.