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The following table represents a small sample of the relevant project experience of Forest Fact. Since much of this work represents repeat commissions, more detail is presented on the most recent years' projects.
 
Project
Completed by
Location
Client

Year Completed

Description
 
Pre-harvest volume assessment
Forest Fact
Wales, UK
Forest Enterprise
Ongoing
Plot and point survey to generate pre-thinning and felling volume data for Forest Enterprise District harvesting plans.
Veteran tree survey
Forest Fact
Forest of Dean, UK
Forest Enterprise
Ongoing
Working through Forest of Dean to identify, assess and make recommendations for veteran trees requiring protection in ongoing forestry operations.
GIS Data Management
Forest Fact
UK
Private Client
Ongoing
Managing and running a forest information system including GIS and database management for a private forestry company. Includes managing data across around ten significant private Estates and numerous small woodlands in the south of England.
Forestry Stock Survey
Forest Fact
Forest of Dean District
Forest Research
Ongoing
Plot survey using digital callipers to assess stand stocking, volume and potential yield in a commercial forest across the Forest Enterprise Forest of Dean district. Results are downloaded directly to a data logger and mailed daily to the client.
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council (DMBC) Woodland Management Plans
FRR Ltd/Forest Fact
Doncaster, England
DMBC
2005
Having developed a woodland strategy in 2002-3 (see below) for the 580 ha DMBC woodland Estate, the Company has been asked back to develop detailed management plans for its principal managed woods. This includes overseeing ecological assessment, developing operational plans and undertaking public consultation.
Woodland Environmental Impact Assessment
Forest Fact
Doreset, UK
Private Client
2005
Assessment of proposed reversion of beech plantation to semi-natural grassland. Include historical research on the site and its management assessment of current ecological status and an evaluation of proposed grassland restoration.
Woodland Assessments
Forest Fact
South West England
Private Client
2005
Following Forestry Commission protocols for evaluating ancient semi natural woodland to ensure that proposed woodland management on various sites does not have a negative effect on the woods’ ecology.
Phase 1 Habitat Survey
Forest Fact
Gloucs
Private Client
2005
Habitat survey to assess a tract of land with respect to its status as potential ‘Open Country’ under the CROW Act.
Forestry Commission Tactical Survey
Forest Fact
North Wales, UK
Forest Research
2005
Plot survey and databasing as part of the development of the Forestry Commission national production forecast and the District forestry planning process.
Native Woodland Planning (with ecological assessment)
Forest Fact
South West England
Private Clients
2005
Assessment and management planning of four different private woodland Estates ranging in size from 80 to 150 hectares. Following Forestry Commission protocol for Native Woodland Plans from ecological assessment through to plan preparation and implementation.
Canopy Height Assessment
Forest research / Forest Fact
North Wales
Windjen Power Limited
Ongoing
Predicting tree canopy height growth over the coming 20 years in forest stands surrounding a proposed wind farm.
Hardwood Quality Assessment
Forest Fact
North Wales
Forest Research Conwy Council Coed Cymru
2004
Following mapping of the broadleaved woodland resource in the Conwy district, Forest Fact has been asked to sample 10% of the identified woods for the hardwood resource that they might contain. This is to enable planning of processing industries. This is a plot sample with quantitative and qualitative assessment of all stands.
Pre-thinning Volume Assessment
Forest Fact
Bucks, UK
Forest Enterprise
2004
Plot sample to generate pre-thinning volume data for Forest Enterprise District harvesting plans.
Mapping and Data Preparation
Forest Fact
East Anglia, UK
Forest Research
2003
Digital mapping (from aerial photos), ground truthing and volume data assessment in the Forest Enterprise East Anglia Forest District.
Forestry Commission Tactical Survey
Forest Fact
North Wales, UK
Forest Research
2003
Plot survey and databasing as part of the development of the Forestry Commission national production forecast and the District forestry planning process.
Pre-thinning Survey
Forest Fact
Forest of Dean, UK
Forest Research
2003
Point sample to generate pre-thinning volume data for Forest Enterprise District harvesting plans.
Species Composition Assessment
Forest Fact
Northants, UK
Forest Research
Ongoing
Point sample to assess species composition within selected Forest Enterprise woodlands.
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council (DMBC) Woodland Inventory
FRR Ltd/ Forest Fact
Doncaster, UK
DMBC
2003
Survey, mapping and databasing in ArcView GIS of 74 woodlands in Doncaster Borough, South Yorkshire, UK.  Detailed stand measurement on selected commercial stands and advice on developing woodland management strategy in the context of social, ecological and commercial objectives.
Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF) Assessment
Forest Fact
Forest of Dean, UK
Forest Research
2003
Design (with Forest Research) and implementation of new assessment protocol to evaluate success of stands identified for continuous cover silviculture.
Ecological Evaluation of Native Woodlands
Forest fact
Somerset, UK
Private client and Private Woodland Trust
2002
Two projects to assess native woodland communities in southern England and present plans for appropriate management.  Includes NVC mapping, relevé sampling and evaluation of land use history.  Results will be used by the Forestry Authority both to set limits on forestry operations and to ensure management will enhance their ecological status.
Forest Enterprise Sale Volume Assessment
Forest Fact
New Forest, UK
Forest Enterprise
2002
Plot survey work to produce volume analysis for the FE New Forest ongoing sales harvesting programme.
Species Composition Survey
Forest Fact
New Forest, UK
Forest Research
2002
Point sample to assess species composition within selected Forest Enterprise woodlands.
Survey of hazel coppice
Forest Fact
New Forest, UK
Forest Enterprise
2002
Survey and map the extent and quality of hazel coppice within the New Forest and make recommendations for its management.
Data collection for Poplar Short Rotation Coppice (SRC) research
Forest Fact
Leicestershire, UK
Alice Holt Research Station
2002
Series of data collections from SRC farm provenance trials to establish the most efficacious varieties for use in biomass production.
Hardwood survey development
Forest Fact
South Wales
Forest research
2002
Developing plot systems and data processing techniques to pilot a new hardwood survey system for Wales Harvesting and Marketing (WHAM).
Woodland understorey assessment
Forest Fact
New Forest, UK
Forest research
2002
Point sampling procedure to evaluate understorey development within mature plantations in the New Forest.
Pre-thinning volume assessment
Forest Fact
Shropshire, UK
Forest research
2001
Point sample to generate volume data for Forest Enterprise District harvesting plans.
Forestry Commission Tactical Survey
Forest Fact
Wales, UK
Forest Research
2000
Plot survey as part of the development of the Forestry Commission national production forecast and the District forestry planning process.
Ecological Evaluation of Native Woodlands
Forest Fact
Wiltshire, UK
Private clients
2000
Three projects to assess native woodland communities in southern England and present plans for appropriate management.  Includes NVC mapping, relevé sampling and evaluation of land use history.

Cotton Tree Bank Forest Inventory

FRR Ltd/ Forest Fact
Belize
Private Client
1999
Valuation of a small forestry property in central Belize.  Involved qualitative field assessment and desk research.
Forestry Commission Tactical Survey
Forest Fact
Savernake Forest, UK
Forest Research
1999
Plot survey as part of the development of the Forestry Commission national production forecast and the District forestry planning process.
Yalbac Cruise Survey Project
FRR Ltd/ Forest Fact
Belize
Private Client
1998
An inventory of the commercial timber value of 55,000 ha of high forest in Belize with a view to producing a sales prospectus for the site that will attract purchasers with biodiversity conservation interests.
Chicle Harvesting in the Rio Bravo Conservation & Management Area
Forest Fact
Belize
Programme For Belize
1997
Long term project from 1993 to establish a resource monitoring system of the harvesting of the latex chicle, used as a gum base for chewing gum and growing naturally in the forest of northern Belize.
Assessment of Inventory Data
Forest Fact
Guyana
Private client
1994
Field visit and analysis of available data to assess the viability of a forestry concession in Guyana.  Involved qualitative field assessment and desk research.
Investment Valuation
Forest Fact
Borders, UK
Private clients
1994
Measurement and valuation of investment forestry estates in Cumbria, Northumberland and Dumfriesshire, UK.
Forestry Insurance Review
Forest Fact
UK-based desk study
FIM Services Ltd
1993
Review of commercial forestry in Chile and Argentina as a resource document for the assessment of forest insurance agreements by Lloyds underwriters
Rainforest Agroforestry Research
FRR Ltd/ Forest Fact
Cameroon
ODA funded research
1993
A short term input by Forest Fact into this long term FRR research programme into novel agricultural systems around the Korup National Park in Cameroon.  Forest Fact work involved measuring fruit tree
 
 
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