Date: Thursday 24 June 2021

Instructor: Dr Andy Moffat

Location:  Main conference room, Alice Holt Research Station, Forest Research, Alice Holt Lodge, Farnham, Surrey GU10 4LH.

About:  

This course will enable delegates to: Understand the importance of soil recognition in forest management; understand how to use published geological and soil information to help in soil type identification; learn how to approach soil investigation in the forest or field, and gain some practical experience in doing so; understand the principles behind the Forestry Commission Ecological Site Classification (ESC) System, and how to input appropriate data into it, and understand how to predict tree species suitability using ESC, taking climate change into account.

Duration: 10.00am to 4.00pm

Price: £125.00 (inc VAT) for RFS members / £150.00 for non RFS members

Note: Included in the price is a copy of the Forestry Commission Field Guide entitled 'The identification of soils for forest management'.  Delegates are advised to bring a packed lunch as lunch is not provided.

About the tutor:

Dr Andy Moffat is both a Fellow of the British Society of Soil Science and a Member of the Institute of Chartered Foresters, and holds a degree in Geography and Soil Science.  He started his career as a Soil Surveyor for the Soil Survey of England and Wales before taking up a position as Soil Scientist at the Forestry Commission Alice Holt Research Station.  He was the author of the first Forestry Commission Soil Guidelines, and has written many other books, papers and articles about forest soils.  He recently helped to assess FC publications for their suitability to underpin the most recent UKFS Soil Guidelines.  Andy has run a successful course on ‘Soils for Arboriculturists’ for the Arboricultural Association since 2016.