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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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  • 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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