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Hi, I'm James. The main focus of my work in Bangor University is supporting our forestry students and, in particular, the distance learning postgraduate programmes.
I really enjoy creating and facilitating an interactive teaching and learning experience and students at Bangor University clearly recognise this: I have been nominated for several Student Led Teaching Awards and in 2014 I was awarded a Teaching Fellowship by Bangor University.
I also act as mentor and staff liaison officer for the Bangor Forestry Students' Association (BFSA).
Gwybodaeth Cyswllt
Room G6, Thoday Building
Bangor University
Bangor Gwynedd LL57 2UW Wales
Telephone: +44(0)1248 382448
Email: j.walmsley@bangor.ac.uk
As a lecturer my primary focus is teaching and inspiring forestry students at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
I'm interested in all aspects of forestry and my research experience reflects this: I've led my own research / supervised student research relating to topics including whole-tree harvesting and stump harvesting in UK forests, perceptions of tree disease, the domestic use of firewood, woodland establishment, nursery practice, policy analysis, cost-benefit analysis, re-wilding, artisanal charcoal production, Reduced Impact Logging in tropical forests, forest inventory and carbon sequestration and more.
I take great pride in my teaching and I am fortunate to work in a collegiate and supportive university where the learning experience of all students is paramount. I am always keen to celebrate the achievements and successes of our amazing students. You can find many such stories on this webpage as well as in recent forestry@bangor alumni newsletters. Follow @BUForestry on Twitter to find out more!
If you want to find out more about what my role entails, this (fairly) recent article published in the Forestry Journal will give you some idea.
I maintain active links across the forestry profession within the UK and beyond and use these to develop excellent opportunities for teaching, learning and research. These include:
- Government agencies (such as Natural Resources Wales, Forestry England, Forestry Commission, Forestry and Land Scotland),
- Research agencies (such as Forest Research and the Forestry Research Institute of Ghana)
- Private forestry companies (such as Tilhill Forestry, Scottish Woodlands, Gresham House Forestry, Pryor and Rickett Siviculture, James Jones & Sons, etc)
- Non-governmental organisations (such as the Woodland Trust, National Trust, Llais y Goedwig)
- charitable bodies (such as the Royal Forestry Society and Woodland Heritage)
- professional organisations (the Institute of Chartered Foresters)
- community woodland groups (such as Llyn Parc Mawr)
- bangor forestry alumni who are dispersed across the UK and beyond
One of the best things about my job is helping the dreams of Bangor University students come true. The following are just a few examples:
- Top placements with Natural Resources Wales for three exceptional Bangor forestry students
- Graduate profiles (distance learning)
- The most decorated BSc Forestry graduates for a generation?
- Blazing a trail into the forestry profession
- Where can a BSc Forestry degree from Bangor University take you?
- MSc Forestry distance learning graduate wins writing prize at Houses of Parliament
- Tropical Forestry students publish findings from their research in Ghana
- MSc Forestry (distance learning) student receives special Silviculture Award
Cymwysterau
- Profesiynol: Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education
Bangor University, 2008–2011 - PhD: Forestry: 'Whole Tree Harvesting and Wood Ash Recycling to Forests: Case Studies in Upland Sitka spruce in Wales
Bangor University, 2004–2009 - MSc: Environmental Impact Assessment
Aberystwyth University, 2000–2002 - BSc: Environmental Science
School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Birmingham, 1997–2000
Addysgu ac Arolygiaeth
Cyfleoedd Project Ôl-radd
Cyhoeddiadau
2023
- CyhoeddwydDay 2: Woodland Heritage Field Weekend 2022: Ennerdale and Thornthwaite Forests
Walmsley, J., 28 Gorff 2023, Woodland Heritage Annual Journal 2023, t. 24-27 4 t.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyhoeddiad arbenigol › Erthygl
2022
- CyhoeddwydBangor University's response to the forestry skills shortage
Healey, J. & Walmsley, J., 25 Maw 2022, Trees, 2022, Spring, t. 28-29 2 t.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyhoeddiad arbenigol › Erthygl - CyhoeddwydExpanding Horizons: Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships. Growing Partnerships for Sustainable Management of Tropical Forests: Growing Partnerships for Sustainable Management of Tropical Forests
Walmsley, J., 1 Gorff 2022, 6 t. Commonwealth Scholarship Commission.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad arall › Cyfraniad Arall
2021
- CyhoeddwydStudents fund new ten-year relationship between Bangor University and Woodland Heritage
Walmsley, J., 19 Ebr 2021, 2 t. Woodland Heritage.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad arall › Cyfraniad Arall - CyhoeddwydTwenty years of success with continuous cover in Sitka spruce at Clocaenog Forest, Wales
Kerr, G., Williams, D., Haufe, J. & Walmsley, J., 1 Ebr 2021, Yn: Quarterly Journal of Forestry. 115, 2, t. 98-106 9 t.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2020
- CyhoeddwydBangor University in Ghana – experiences and insights from recent study tours
Walmsley, J., 31 Mai 2020, 3 t. Commonwealth Forestry Association.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad arall › Cyfraniad Arall - CyhoeddwydBangor University, Forestry, Ghana, Woodland Heritage and the Commonwealth. More in common than you might imagine.
Walmsley, J., Ebr 2020, Woodland Heritage Annual Journal 2020, t. 94-95.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyhoeddiad arbenigol › Erthygl
2019
- CyhoeddwydA day in the working life: Dr James Walmsley
Walmsley, J. & Locher, C., 1 Ebr 2019, 3 t. Forestry Journal.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad arall › Cyfraniad Arall - CyhoeddwydDevelopment of forestry at Bangor University: An international dimension
Healey, J. & Walmsley, J., Gorff 2019, Yn: Chartered Forester. 2019, Summer, t. 10-12 3 t.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl
2018
- CyhoeddwydContinuous Cover Forestry: A Selected Bibliography 2011-2018
Manning, S. B. & Walmsley, J., 23 Awst 2018, 81 t.
Allbwn ymchwil: Llyfr/Adroddiad › Adroddiad Comisiwn
2017
- CyhoeddwydForestry – a fascinating topic and a hugely rewarding career
Walmsley, J., 20 Tach 2017, 3 t. Countryside Jobs Service.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad arall › Cyfraniad Arall - CyhoeddwydReduced Impact Logging and Silvicultural Interventions in Ghana: the Case of Bobiri Forest Reserve
Sanfilippo, M., Akampulira, E., Mohase, A., Okonkwo, H., Ouyoumb, P., Tumber, R., Walmsley, J. & Rayment, M., 2017, Yn: International Forestry Review. 19, 3, t. 369-380 12 t.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2016
- CyhoeddwydHow the proposed reintroduction of Eurasian lynx to Britain illustrates competing values and contrasting views associated with humans and the natural world
Gray, J., Brockington, J., Hayward, M. & Walmsley, J., 1 Hyd 2016, Yn: Country-Side Magazine. 36, 2
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydTransforming forestry students into forestry professionals
Walmsley, J., 6 Ebr 2016, Forestry & Timber News, 2016, 74, t. 21 1 t.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyhoeddiad arbenigol › Erthygl - CyhoeddwydTurning literature into reality - tales from a Bangor University MSc Tropical Forestry summer school in Ghana
Walmsley, J., Brockington, J., Agaba, G. & Rayment, M., 1 Ebr 2016, Yn: Agriculture for Development. 2016, 27, t. 20-22 2 t.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2015
- CyhoeddwydContinuous Cover Forestry Group (Wales) - Clocaenog Forest Visit October 2014
Walmsley, J. & Hill, N., 22 Ebr 2015, 3 t. Online
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad arall › Cyfraniad Arall - CyhoeddwydForestry in British Higher Education: A tale of decline and regeneration
Walmsley, J., Savill, P., Burley, J., Evans, J., Horsey, R., Leslie, A., Falck, J., Innes, J. & Waterson, J., 1 Hyd 2015, Yn: Quarterly Journal of Forestry. 109, 4, t. 268-273 6 t.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl
2014
- CyhoeddwydThe International Forestry Review: Sustaining Forests, Sustaining People: The Role of Research XXIV IUFRO World Congress, 5-11 October 2014, Salt Lake City, USA: Use and sources of domestic firewood in Wales, UK
Walmsley, J., 2014, International Forestry Review: Sustaining Forests, Sustaining People: The Role of Research XXIV IUFRO World Congress, 5-11 October 2014, Salt Lake City, USA. Parrotta, J., Moser, C., Scherzer, A., Koerth, N. & Lederle, D. (gol.). 5 gol. Commonwealth Forestry Association, Cyfrol 16. t. 267 1 t. E-04b
Allbwn ymchwil: Pennod mewn Llyfr/Adroddiad/Trafodion Cynhadledd › Cyfraniad i Gynhadledd › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2010
- CyhoeddwydStump harvesting for bioenergy - a review of environmental impacts.
Walmsley, J. D. & Godbold, D. L., 1 Ion 2010, Yn: Forestry. 83, 1, t. 17-38
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2009
- CyhoeddwydWhole tree harvesting can reduce second rotation forest productivity
Walmsley, J. D., Jones, D. L., Reynolds, B., Price, M. H. & Healey, J. R., 10 Chwef 2009, Yn: Forest Ecology and Management. 257, 3, t. 1104-1111
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2008
- CyhoeddwydLiterature Review of the Environmental Impacts of Stump Harvesting.
Walmsley, J. D. & Godbold, D. L., 1 Ion 2008, 2008 gol. Unknown.
Allbwn ymchwil: Llyfr/Adroddiad › Adroddiad Comisiwn
2007
- CyhoeddwydMachine bundles woodfuel bales from the residue of clear-fell sites
Walmsley, J. D., 1 Ion 2007, Yn: Gwlad. 61, t. 15
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2006
- CyhoeddwydOverview of Biomass Energy in Wales, UK
Walmsley, J. D., Jones, D. L. & Healey, J. R., 1 Medi 2006.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur - CyhoeddwydRecycling of Wood Ash to Forests in the UK
Walmsley, J. D., Jones, D. L. & Healey, J. R., 1 Medi 2006.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur - CyhoeddwydRecycling of Wood Ash to Forests: Application to PAWS Sites
Pitman, R., Walmsley, J. D., Healey, J. R. & Jones, D. A., 1 Medi 2006.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur - CyhoeddwydRecycling of Wood Ash to Forests: Application to PAWS Sites
Pitman, R., Walmsley, J. D., Healey, J. R. & Jones, D. L., 1 Medi 2006.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur - CyhoeddwydRecycling of wood ash to forests in North Wales, UK.
Walmsley, J. D., Healey, J. R. & Jones, D. L., 30 Mai 2006, t. 347-351.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur - CyhoeddwydRecycling of wood ash to forests in North Wales, UK.
Walmsley, J. D., Healey, J. R. & Jones, D. L., 1 Ion 2006, Proceedings of Second World Bioenergy Conference, 30 May-1 June 2006, Jönköping, Sweden. 2006 gol. Swedish Bioenergy Association, t. 347-351
Allbwn ymchwil: Pennod mewn Llyfr/Adroddiad/Trafodion Cynhadledd › Pennod
2005
- CyhoeddwydWind power: local energy for local people
Walmsley, J. D., 1 Ion 2005, Yn: Environmentalist, official journal of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment, Lincoln. 31, t. 25-26
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2004
- CyhoeddwydThe role of environmental non-governmental organisations in the environmental impact assessment process in Japan
Ryu, J., Walmsley, J. D., Harashina, S. & Slinn, P., 1 Ion 2004, Yn: Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal. 22, 4, t. 283-293
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2003
- CyhoeddwydAssessment of the role of corporate environmental reporting in supporting share values in FTSE100 companies
Walmsley, J. D. & Bond, A., 1 Ion 2003, Yn: Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management. 5, 2, t. 149-182
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2002
- CyhoeddwydEIA (Uncultivated Land and Semi-Natural Areas) Regulations 2001
Walmsley, J. D., 1 Ion 2002, Yn: International Association for Impact Assessment. 14, 1, t. 6
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydProblem-based learning in the school of planning and landscape
Walmsley, J. D., 1 Ion 2002.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur
Gweithgareddau
2019
- Overview of forestry distance learning at Bangor University
Oral presentation made at a Research Colloquium event at the headquarters of the Forestry Research Institute of Ghana
18 Gorff 2019
Cysylltau:
Gweithgaredd: Cyflwyniad llafar (Siaradwr)
2017
- Celebrating Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Transforming forestry students into forestry professionals
15 Medi 2017
Cysylltau:
Gweithgaredd: Cyflwyniad llafar (Siaradwr)
2016
- CELT Learning and Teaching Conference 2016
Transitions in postgraduate forestry teaching provision in SENRGy: choosing between face-to-face, distance learning, or both?
14 Medi 2016
Cysylltau:
Gweithgaredd: Cyflwyniad llafar (Siaradwr)
2015
- Domestic firewood in Wales: where does it come from and how much energy does it generate?
19 Mai 2015
Cysylltau:
Gweithgaredd: Cyflwyniad llafar (Siaradwr) - Meeting of Higher Education Institutions from United Kingdom and Ireland which currently teach forestry with the Institute of Chartered Foresters
Part-time postgraduate forestry study at Bangor University – what have we learnt?
21 Ion 2015
Gweithgaredd: Sgwrs wadd (Siaradwr)
2011
- Stump harvesting for bioenergy – greenhouse gas emissions and compliance with the Renewable Energy Directive 2009/28/EC
Keynote speaker
24 Hyd 2011 – 26 Hyd 2011
Cysylltau:
Gweithgaredd: Sgwrs wadd (Siaradwr)
Grantiau a Projectau Eraill
Since 2011, the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission has generously supported postgraduate distance learning students from developing commonwealth countries to study on our MSc Tropical Forestry programme. Up to Autumn 2019, this has involved well over 100 scholars from over 20 different countries.
I oversee these scholarships, with fantastic support from a number of colleagues. A particular highlight of this scheme is the Tropical Forestry Study Tour,. Find out about some previous tours (and much more!) on this webpage.
Gwybodaeth Arall
Trustee, Woodland Heritage
Professional Member, Institute of Chartered Foresters
Committee Member, Royal Forestry Society (North Wales Division)
Committee Member, Continuous Cover Forestry Group (Wales)
Member, Snowdonia Society
Member, National Trust
Member, North Wales Wildlife Trust