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Urban Forestry Case Studies

Urban Woodland in WolverhamptonThe National Urban Forestry Unit

NUFU Logo'NUFU' was an organisation established in 1995 to research and promote urban forestry. Urban forestry is a key strand in urban nature conservation, and also links strongly to the work of community forests. It is an example of an area of conservation where the links bewteen wildlife and people are particularly important.

Over its ten-year life NUFU amassed a huge body of best practice in the field of strategic urban greening, much of it gained through its involvement with the Black Country Urban Forest and other urban and community forestry initiatives across the UK, but also bringing in international experience from other partners.

The Black Country Urban Forest

The Black Country Urban Forest was a successful Millennium Commission-funded project that created and managed thousands of hectares of urban woodland across the Black Country. The Project was conceived and led by the National Urban Forestry Unit (NUFU) in partnership with The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country, BTCV, Groundwork Black Country and the four local authorities - Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton.

The Archive of Best Practice in Urban Forestry

Unlike many conservation organisations, NUFU was committed to recording the results of its work and documented all of this in a series of 54 best practice guides. The breadth of topics covered by the guides demonstrates the huge contribution trees and woodlands make to the urban environment and the well-being of urban communities.

In 2005 the National Urban Forestry Unit was wound up. As one of NUFU's partners, the Wildlife Trust holds electronic copies of all of the Urban Forestry in Practice: Case Studies. These documents are of considerable value and significance to anyone practicing urban or community forestry in the UK or abroad. We are making these documents available for download. Use, be inspired and be guided by them them as you will, but please acknowledge NUFU's copyright.

Document Title Document Description
Trees Matter An overview of the value of trees and woodlands in urban areas
Cost Effective Woodland Planting on Derelict Land
Greening of Strategic Urban Transport Corridors Lessons learned from the 'Treeways' project along transport routes in Birmingham and the Black Country
Building Community Support for New Woodland in Parks  
Growing Poplars for Timber on Derelict Land
Involving Local People Through Nature Conservation  Lessons learned from the Wildlife Trust's Neighbourhood Nature Project
 Mulches as a Method of Weed Control around Trees  
The Effects of Urban Woodland upon Air Quality  
New Woodland Planting on Landfill Sites  
Community Orchards in Towns  
 Timber Extraction from Small Woodlands