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London Urban Forest Resource Hub: publication library

Search and filter publications, strategies, guidance and research on London's urban forest.

Key resources from London Urban Forest Partnership (LUFP) members have been selected to cover the interests and questions of both professionals and the public. 

The Hub is by no means exhaustive but some publications have been included from members outside of the LUFP where the findings or guidance are transferable to London. It’s hoped that other urban forests will find the resources useful too.

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Showing 71-80 of 87 results found

  • Tree Species Selection for Green Infrastructure: A Guide for Specifiers

    Description

    This guide offers for the first time in the UK a comprehensive, research-based decision-making tool on selecting appropriate species for a range of contrasting planting scenarios. The guide is accompanied by a database.

    Aim:

    Protecting and managing
    Growing and expanding

    Goal:

    Six - Plant more street trees
    Seven - Plant more trees in green spaces
    One - Improve resilience

    Source:

    Trees & Design Action Group

  • Trees in Hard Landscapes: A Guide for Delivery

    Description

    Explores the practical challenges and solutions to integrating trees in 21st century streets, civic spaces and surface car parks, detailing process, design and technical options.

    Aim:

    Growing and expanding

    Goal:

    Six - Plant more street trees

    Source:

    Trees & Design Action Group

  • Trees in the Townscape: A Guide for Decision Makers

    Description

    12 principles of best practice for all those involved in local decision making to ensure that our 21st century towns and cities are underpinned by a 21st century approach to urban trees, for maximum economic, social and environmental returns.

    Aim:

    Growing and expanding

    Goal:

    Six - Plant more street trees

    Source:

    Trees & Design Action Group

  • Trees, Planning
    and Development
    A Guide for Delivery
    Section Two:
    Planning the Urban Forest

    Description

    Focuses on developing a Strategy for a local urban forest to deliver the benefits that trees provide equitably across an urban environment.

    Aim:

    Protecting and managing

    Goal:

    Three - Produce local urban forest plans

    Source:

    Trees & Design Action Group

  • UK Forestry Standard

    Description

    The UK Forestry Standard (UKFS) is the reference standard for sustainable forest management in the UK. It outlines the context for forestry, sets out the approach of the UK governments to sustainable forest management, defines standards and requirements, and provides a basis for regulation and monitoring – including national and international reporting.

    Aim:

    Protecting and managing
    Promoting and supporting

    Goal:

    Two - Manage more woodlands
    Ten - Recognise productive potential
    Eleven - Share good practice and research

    Source:

    Forestry Commission

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    UK Forestry Standard

  • Urban Tree Manual: The Right Tree in the Right Place for a Resilient Future

    Description

    This Urban Tree Manual provides advice on selecting and procuring the right tree for the right place in urban areas. It presents current thinking on these matters and provides valuable sign posting to further relevant information.

    Aim:

    Protecting and managing
    Growing and expanding

    Goal:

    One - Improve resilience
    Six - Plant more street trees
    Seven - Plant more trees in green spaces

    Source:

    Forest Research

  • Vacant Tree Pit Report

    Description

    A report that assessing the scale of the problem regarding vacant tree pits, considering the barriers to overcoming that problem and exploring potential ways to identify and record vacant pits and identify potential funding streams with which to plant them.

    Aim:

    Growing and expanding

    Goal:

    Six - Plant more street trees

    Source:

    London Tree Officers Association

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    Vacant Tree Pit Report

  • Validation Checklist for TPO Applications

    Description

    Intended to provide a more uniform approach to TPO applications and help the prompt delivery of the correct information submitted, ultimately reduce invalidation correspondence and allow the tree officer to make an informed decision. The checklist is proposed to be used as a template and adapted to the individual Boroughs requirements.

    Aim:

    Protecting and managing

    Goal:

    Four - Protect against loss and damage

    Source:

    London Tree Officers Association

  • Valuing London’s Urban Forest

    Description

    This report presents the outcome of an i-tree assessment. It provides a quantitative baseline of the air pollution, carbon storage and sequestration benefits of trees as well as the amenity and stormwater benefits they provide. This is supported with detailed information on the structure and composition of London’s urban forest.

    Aim:

    Growing and expanding

    Goal:

    Eight - Improve information available

    Source:

    Mayor of London

  • Visualisation Protocol for Urban Forestry

    Description

    This Protocol aims to provide tree officers with a basic understanding of the planning and production process for using visualisations. Research has documented frequent concerns from tree officers over the lack of standards or redress in using such visualisations. This Protocol will help them to review, request, commission or produce visualisations and to ensure that they are accurate, representative, easy to understand, interesting and legitimate.

    Aim:

    Growing and expanding

    Goal:

    Eight - Improve information available

    Source:

    London Tree Officers Association

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