Forestry Commission
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The guidance outlines how foresters and agents can help make significant changes to the species composition, structure, and management of our woodlands. This will give them the best chance to survive and thrive in 50 years time, when we know our climate will be quite different.
Tree crops can take many years to mature, we need to plan and plant appropriately for both the current, and future climates.
This guidance contains:
- climate change and woodland: important points
- likely impacts of climate change on Englands trees and woodland
- principles for adapting Englands woodlands
- managing adaptation of Englands woodlands
- managing adaptation: native and ancient woodland
- reducing risk through diversification
Trees only help reduce the negative impacts of climate change if they are resilient to those challenges themselves. The climate matching tool helps you decide which tree seeds to plant in light of the changing climate.
Visit Forest Researchs Climate Change Hub for information and guidance on protecting our woodlands and forests from the impacts and risks due to the changing climate.