Attribute Surveys in the East of North England Forest District

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DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS awarded a contract to Michael Ramage Forestry for attribute surveys in the East of North England Forest District.

The contract, valued at AUD 27,000, involved establishing and assessing survey plots following methods from the Forest Mensuration Handbook 2006 and the Forestry Commission Survey Handbook, 3rd edition 2007.

The work included plot navigation, numbering, size selection, marking plot centres and trees, and data collection on species, planting year, stocking, top height, original planting spacing, open ground, and map changes.

Data presentation required stapling field forms, maps, and APs together, providing grid references for all plots, recording all species (with MC and MB not permitted unless classified as a very minor component <10%), completing calculations accurately, and noting remarks pertinent to each plot.

All paperwork was returned to Forest Research, Fineshade, and any major map anomalies were noted.