DiversiTree – diversifying the tree species composition of our woodlands to increase resilience.

Monday 3rd March. Online.

This webinar will present the results from the DiversiTree project which aimed to increase resilience of current and future woodlands by working across a range of scales, from microbes to minds, to understand the methods to, and the impacts of, diversifying tree species composition. 

The project focussed on Sitka spruce and Scots pine forests and assessed: 1) How woodland managers understand woodland diversity and what are their ambitions in relation to resilient future woods? 2) Does increased tree species diversity alter the microbial diversity on the tree leaves and if so can this help the tree resist pathogen infections? 3) What biodiversity is supported by Sitka spruce or Scots pine trees and can this biodiversity be hosted by trees which might be used to diversify these forests? 4) How do different management techniques (CCF, enrichment planting and natural regeneration) help with diversification?

The DiversiTree project is incredibly grateful to both the Community Woodlands Association and Llais y Goedwig in supporting the project, and the insights and perspectives provided by members was enormously useful in advancing our analysis. 

As such we are extremely pleased to be able to report back on the work being done across the project as a whole. 
The webinar will be presented by Dr Ruth Mitchell (The James Hutton Institute), Dr Seumas Bates (Bangor University), Prof Rob Jackson and Dr Lisa Lamberte (University of Birmingham), and Dr Chris Nichols (The Woodland Trust).

Project webpage: https://www.hutton.ac.uk/project/diversitree/