Second Year UK Forestry Study Tour 2024-25
DXX-2016
2024-25
School of Environmental & Natural Sciences
Module - Semester 2
20 credits
Module Organiser:
Tim Peters
Overview
Forestry policies in England, Scotland and Wales: history, development and current policies; financial incentives and forestry grant schemes. Implications of forestry policies for forest management: case studies (by field visit) of state, private sector and community forests in England, Scotland or Wales. Ecosystem services from forests: provisioning, regulating and cultural services.
Assessment Strategy
-threshold -Grade D- to D+Students will be able to identify the main features of current forestry policies in England, Scotland and Wales and show some understanding of their implications for forest management. They will be able to identify the ecosystem services provided by forests. They will be able to give straightforward descriptions of forestry-wood-chains and the recreational uses of forests.
-good -Grade C- to B+Students will have a well-grounded understanding of current forestry policies in England, Scotland and Wales and their implications for forest management. They will be able to identify and give examples of the ecosystem services provided by forests, and explain their relative importance in England, Scotland and Wales. They will be able to give detailed descriptions of forestry-wood-chains and be able to describe and evaluate the recreational uses of forests.
-excellent -Grade A- and aboveStudents will have a comprehensive understanding of the current forestry policies in England, Scotland and Wales and be able to evaluate their implications for forest management. They will be able to describe and give numerous examples of the ecosystem services provided by forests, and be to discuss in detail their relative importance in England, Scotland and Wales. They will be able to give comprehensive and quantitative descriptions of forestry-wood-chains and be able to evaluate the recreationbal uses of forests in qualitative and quantitative terms.
Learning Outcomes
- Discuss the implications of these policies for state, private sector and community forest management
- Explain current forestry policies in England, Scotland and Wales
- Understand how to describe and analyse the multifunctional use of forests, and be able to apply this understanding to a particular forest situation
Assessment method
Report
Assessment type
Summative
Description
Individual report Focussing on one specific visit, identify how current management practices, and longer-term management plans, might be changed or adapted to increase or broaden alignment with WfW strategic themes and action plan.
Weighting
40%
Due date
05/05/2025
Assessment method
Logbook Or Portfolio
Assessment type
Summative
Description
Produce a short description of each of the forestry locations visited on the tour, and provide a tabulated overview of how each is aligned with WfW strategic themes and action plan.
Weighting
40%
Due date
07/04/2025
Assessment method
Group Presentation
Assessment type
Summative
Description
Comparison of Forestry Strategies within the UK Groupwork with individual grades determined by overall groupwork grade modified by a multiplier determined by peer assessment of individuals' contribution to group effort
Weighting
20%
Due date
24/02/2025