Date:	14 October, 2009
Location:	Coed Bryn Arau Duon, Carmarthenshire
Description:	Options for Commercial Continuous Cover Forestry in Upland Wales – Review of Visit (780 KB)

Date:	29 September
Location:	Westonbirt Arboretum
Description:	CCFG Scientific Conference – Review of Event (363 KB) For transcripts of the talks go to daylight.html

Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucestershire 29 September 2009 Understanding Daylight in the Context of Continuous Cover Forestry

Overview:

Understanding daylight and the manner in which it affects the growth of trees is not a simple matter. The way in which people perceive the subject is often somewhat vague, and knowledge of the basics can be rather patchy. A better understanding of daylight should put us in a better position to understand what is happening in the forest and how our actions might affect this, particularly when aiming for a low impact, CCF regime. Light is one of the basic tools in the manager’s portfolio, and it is perhaps comforting to know that there will always be a need for experienced practitioners, who can interpret what they see on the ground.

This one day seminar was designed to give practitioners a better understanding of daylight and its role in regeneration and the growth of healthy forests, and included an exploration of technologies which are used to measure daylight

In the morning there was a plenary session and in the afternoon there were field demonstrations using equipment provided by Skye Instruments and Delta-T Services.

Transcripts:

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Sponsors:

We are grateful for the generous support of:

• Woodland Heritage
• Skye Instruments
• Westonbirt Arboretum
• Delta-T Devices

White Fir, Sierra Nevada. Figure from Jupp et al. (2009) Estimating forest LAI profiles and structural parameters using a ground-based laser called Echidna, Tree Physiology 29(2) 171-181 (as shown in Mathias Disney’s talk)

Date:	September, 2009
Location:	Slovenia
Description:	Linking Practice, Science and Educational Outreach for Advancing Close-to-Nature Forest Management – Review of Event (454 KB) For presentations go to resources.html

Date:	3 September 2009
Location:	Glenmore
Description:	Review of Visit (355 KB)

Date:	2 July 2009
Location:	Ramscoat Wood near Chesham
Description:	Managing Small Broadleaved Woodlands using CCF Principals with Special Reference to Monitoring

Date:	March- April 2009
Location:	Coed Llandegla, near Coedpoeth.
Description:	Environmental Woodland Management