Laura Henderson from Forest Research at    Alice Holt has sent a request for woodland owners and manager to comoplete a quick survey evaluation the conversion of non native conifer to native species.  No more than 5 mins so no hardship!   The link is below, thanks.

My name is Laura and I work for Forest Research (the research agency  of the Forestry Commission).  We are currently undertaking an evaluation of the extent and methods of conversion of woodland from non-native conifer to native species (conifer or broadleaf).  As  part of the research we have formulated a brief survey that we hope  woodland managers and owners will complete.  We are wanting to obtain  responses from people who manage woodlands of any size .  ( Please note that we are not including conversion of Planted Ancient Wooland Sites (PAWS) in our  survey).

The results of our research will help us to understand how and why conversion is taking place or its limitations. This will help us  formulate appropriate advice for the future.

A link to the survey can be found here if you wish to view it

It is 9 questions long and should not take more than 5 minutes to
complete.  If you feel that it might be possible to help disseminate
the survey in any way I would be interested to hear from you.

With many thanks
Yours

Laura Henderson

Laura Henderson
Centre for Ecosystems, Society and Biosecurity,
Forest Research
Alice Holt Lodge
Farnham, Surrey
GU10 4LH United Kingdom