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Research Papers, Technical Reports and Books by Gabriel Hemery

2025

Barsoum, N, G Hemery, A Newsome, N Riddle, and C Tomlin. 2025. “Assessing Woodland Ecological Condition.” Quarterly Journal of Forestry 119 (2): 115–22. www.rfs.org.uk. 

Hemery, G. 2025. The Forest Guide Wales: Copses, Woods and Forests. Bloomsbury Wildlife. https://gabrielHemery.com/portfolio/the-forest-guide-wales/. 

Hemery, G, G Petrokofsky, S McConnachie, E Gardner, and L O’Brien. 2025. “Exploring Attitudes, Experiences and actions among Private Land Managers towards Public Access in Woodlands. Report of the British Woodlands Survey 2024.” www.sylva.org.uk. 

Poppensieker, C, J Bray, and G Hemery. 2025. “Woodworking and Gender Sector Survey 2024: Exploring Gender and Equality in the UK Heritage Woodworking and Furniture Making Industries.” Sylva Foundation. www.sylva.org.uk. 

2024

Ambrose-Oji, B, J Urquhart, G Hemery, G Petrokofsky, L O’Brien, and B Karlsdóttir. 2024. “The Opportunities and Challenges to Co-Designing Policy Options for Tree Health with Policy Makers, Researchers and Land Managers.” Land Use Policy 136 (106974). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.106974. 

Bates, Seumas, Gillian Petrokofsky, Gabriel Hemery, and Norman Dandy. 2024. “How to Recognise a Healthy Forest: Perspectives from Private Forest Managers in Britain.” SSRN 158 (103120). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2023.103120. 

O’Brien, L, M Marzano, N Dandy, S Bates, G Hemery, G Petrokofsky, M Dunn, and J Forster. 2024. “Managing Trees Species of High Social and Cultural Value: Forest Manager Attitudes towards Pest and Disease Risks to Oak in Britain.” Forests 15 (10): 1695. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/f15101695. 

Petrokofsky, G, M Dunn, D Edwards, W.J. Harvey, G E Hemery, H Marshall, S McConnachie, L Petrokofsky, K Watts, and B Ambrose-Oji. 2024. “Development of a Tool for Navigating the Evidence Concerning Land Managers and Woodland Creation in the United Kingdom.” Forests: Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science 15 (2) (299). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/f15020299. Cite

2023

Tew, Eleanor R, Bianca Ambrose-Oji, Malcolm Beatty, Ulf Büntgen, Holly Butterworth, Gerard Clover, Dan Cook, et al. 2023. “A Horizon Scan of Issues Affecting UK Forest Management within 50 Years.” Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research, November, cpad047. https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpad047. 

Hemery, Gabriel. 2023. The Forest Guide Scotland: Copses, Woods and Forests. Bloomsbury Wildlife. https://gabrielHemery.com/portfolio/the-forest-guide-scotland/. 

2022

Kemp, Martin, and Gabriel Hemery. 2022. “Hobbema’s Avenue and the Ordering of Nature: Arboreal and Optical.” In Hockney’s Eye: The Art and Technology of Depiction, 184. Paul Holberton Publishing. 

2020

Ambrose-Oji, B, M Atkinson, G Petrokofsky, and G Hemery. 2020. “Do Environmental Worldviews and Distrust Influence Action for Adaptation to Environmental Change Among Small-Scale Woodland Managers?” Small-Scale Forestry May. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s11842-020-09440-x. 

Hemery, G. 2020. “The Future Sylva.” Australian & New Zealand Environmental History Network Restoring Forests in Times of Contagion. https://www.environmentalhistory-au-nz.org/insights/restoring-forests-in-times-of-contagion/. 

Hemery, G, G Petrokofsky, B Ambrose-Oji-, J Forster, T Hemery, and L O’Brien. 2020. “Awareness, Action, and Aspirations in the Forestry Sector in responding to Environmental Change: Report of the British Woodlands Survey 2020.” www.sylva.org.uk/bws. 

Pollegiono, P, S Del Lungo, R Muller, K Woeste, F Chiocchini, J Clark, G Hemery, S Mapelli, M Malvolti, and C Mattioni. 2020. “Biocultural Diversity of Common Walnut (Juglans Regia L.) and Sweet Chestnut (Castanea Sativa Mill.) across Eurasia.” Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6761. 

2019

Hemery, G. 2019. “Valuing Oak.” Wood Wise, 2019. https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/publications/2019/05/wood-wise-iconic-oak/. 

Hemery, G. 2019. “Green Gold.” The Journal of the Royal Scottish Forestry Society, 2019. 

Hemery, G, J Hurst, and G Petrokofsky. 2019. “Bringing Children Closer to Nature: Report of a Survey on Forest School and Outdoor Learning in England.” Sylva Foundation. www.sylva.org.uk/forestschools. 

Hill, L, G Jones, N Atkinson, A Hector, G Hemery, and N Brown. 2019. “The £15 Billion Cost of Ash Dieback in Britain.” Current Biology 29 (9): R315–16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.03.033. 

Hill, L, G Hemery, A Hector, and N Brown. 2019. “Maintaining Ecosystem Properties after Loss of Ash in Great Britain.” Journal of Applied Ecology 56 (2): 282–93. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13255. 

2018

Hemery, G., and J.P. Skovsgaard. 2018. “Silvology: Redefining the Biological Science for the Study of Forests.” Quarterly Journal of Forestry 112 (April) (2): 128–31. 

Hemery, G, G Petrokofsky, B Ambrose-Oji, D Edwards, L O’Brien, C Tansey, and M Townsend. 2018. “Shaping the Future of Forestry: Report of the British Woodlands Survey 2017.” Sylva Foundation. https://www.sylva.org.uk/bws. 

Mapelli, S, P Pollegioni, K E Woeste, F Chiocchini, S D Lungo, I Olimpieri, V T, J Clark, G E Hemery, and M E Malvolti. 2018. “Spatial Genetic Structure of Common Walnut (Juglans Regia L.) in Central Asia.” In Proc. Int. Symp. on the Role of Plant Genetic Resources in Reclaiming Lands and Environment Deteriorated by Human and Natural Actions, 1190:27–34. Acta Horticulturae. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1190.5. 

O’Brien, L, B Ambrose-Oji, G Hemery, G Petrokofsky, and S Raum. 2018. “Payments for Ecosystem Services, Land Manager Networks and Social Learning.” Farnham, UK: Forest Research. https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/research/exploring-land-manager-views-payments-ecosystem-services-networks-and-learning. 

2017

Hill, L, A Hector, G Hemery, S Smart, M Tanadini, and N Brown. 2017. “Abundance Distributions for Tree Species in Great Britain: A Two-Stage Approach to Modeling Abundance Using Species Distribution Modeling and Random Forest.” Ecology and Evolution 7 (4): 1043–56. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2661. 

Pollegioni, P, K Woeste, F Chiocchini, S Del Lungo, M Ciolfi, I Olimpieri, V Tortolano, et al. 2017. “Rethinking the History of Common Walnut (Juglans Regia L.) in Europe: Its Origins and Human Interactions.” PLOS ONE 12 (3): e0172541. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0172541. 

2015

Hemery, G, G Petrokofsky, B Ambrose-Oji, G Atkinson, M Broadmeadow, D Edwards, C Harrison, et al. 2015. “Awareness, Action and Aspiration among Britain’s Forestry Community Relating to Environmental Change: Report of the British Woodlands Survey 2015. www.sylva.org.uk/forestryhorizons/bws2015. 32pp.” Sylva Foundation. www.sylva.org.uk/forestryhorizons/bws2015. 

Pollegioni, P, K.E. Woeste, F Chiocchini, S.D. Lungo, I Olimpieru, V Tortolano, J Clark, G. E. Hemery, S Mapelli, and M. E. Malvolti. 2015. “Ancient Humans Influenced the Current Spatial Genetic Structure of Common Walnut Populations in Asia.” PloS ONE 10 (9): e0135980. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0135980. 

2014

Hemery, Gabriel. 2014. “In Retrospect: Sylva.” Nature 507 (13 March 2014): 166–67. https://doi.org/10.1038/507166a. 

Hemery, G, and S Simblet. 2014. The New Sylva: A Discourse of Forest and Orchard Trees for the Twenty-First Century. 1st ed. Bloomsbury Publishing. 

Hemery, G, R Jinks, S Lloyd, and J Ralph. 2014. “SilviFuture: Promoting and Sharing Knowledge of Novel Forest Species.” Quarterly Journal of Forestry 108 (1): 43–47. 

Monk, Kirsty, David Bass, N.D. Brown, and G E Hemery. 2014. “Post-Clearance Effects of Rhododendron on the Fungal Communities of the Eastern Sidelands of Lundy, Bristol Channel.” Journal of the Lundy Field Society 4:57–70. 

Pollegioni, P, K.E. Woeste, F Chiocchini, I Olimpieri, V Tortolano, J Clark, G E Hemery, S Mapelli, and M. E. Malvolti. 2014. “Landscape Genetics of Persian Walnut (Juglans Regia L.) across Its Asian Range.” Tree Genetics & Genomes. https://doi.org/DOI 10.1007/s11295-014-0740-2. 

2013

Nicholls, D, M Young, G Hemery, G Petrokofsky, and A Yeomans. 2013. “British Woodlands 2012: A National Survey of Woodland Owners.” Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. http://sylva.org.uk/library. 

Kinash, D, J Walmsley, and G Hemery. 2013. “The British Domestic Firewood Supply Chain.” Quarterly Journal of Forestry 107 (4): 303–8. http://sylva.org.uk/forestryhorizons/documents/Kinash%20et%20al%20QJF%20Oct%202013.pdf. 

Monk, Kirsty, and Gabriel Hemery. 2013. “Cord-Forming Fungi in British Woodlands: What They Are and What They Do.” Quarterly Journal of Forestry 107 (3): 197–202. http://www.forestryhorizons.eu. 

2012

Petrokofsky, G., N.D. Brown, and G.E. Hemery. 2012. “Matching a Scientific Knowledge Base with Stakeholders’ Needs: The T10Q Project as a Case Study for Forestry.” Forest Policy and Economics 37:29–36. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2012.05.005. 

2011

Hemery, G.E. 2011. “Reviving Britain’s Lost Wood Culture.” In Rediscovering Wood: The Key to a Sustainable Future. Bangalore, India: FAO. http://www.fao.org/docrep/016/ap001e/ap001e.pdf. 

Hemery, G. E. 2011. “An Improvement Programme for Common Walnut (Juglans Regia L.) in Great Britain: Key Findings after 15 Years of Research and Future Direction.” In , 32–37. Arslanbob, Kyrgyzstan. 

Hemery, Gabriel. 2011. “Britain’s Lost Wood Culture.” In Woods and Forests in British Society: Progress in Research and Practice. Vol. 3. Edinburgh: Forest Research Monograph. http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pdf/trees_and_society_Apr2010_Hemery.pdf/$FILE/trees_and_society_Apr2010_Hemery.pdf. 

Hemery, G. 2011. “The Story of a Special Oak.” Living Woods Magazine, 2011. 

Norman, Kathy, Paul Burgess, Alistair Yeomans, and Gabriel Hemery. 2011. “Woodfuel and Woodland Management: A Case Study.” Quarterly Journal of Forestry 105 (2): 135–40. http://www.sylva.org.uk/forestryhorizons/resources.php. 

2010

Clark, J, and G Hemery. 2010. “Walnut Hybrids in the UK: Fast Growing Quality Hardwoods.” Quarterly Journal of Forestry 104 (1): 43–46. 

Hemery, G. E. 2010. “Forests and Energy: Maximising Their Potential.  Institute of Chartered Foresters, National Conference 28‐29 April 2010, Newcastle Upon Tyne. 35 Pp.” Institute of Chartered Foresters. 

Hemery, G, and J Morison. 2010. “Oak Tells a Story.” Chartered Forester, 2010. 

Hemery, G E, JR Clark, E Aldinger, H Claessens, ME Malvolti, E O’Connor, Y Raftoynnis, PS Savill, and R Brus. 2010. “Growing Scattered Broadleaved Tree Species in Europe in a Changing Climate: A Review of Risks and Opportunities.” Forestry. https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpp034. 

Petrokofsky, G, N.D. Brown, G.E. Hemery, and et al. 2010. “A Participatory Process for Identifying and Prioritizing Policy-Relevant Research Questions in Natural Resource Management: A Case Study from the UK Forestry Sector.” Forestry. https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpq018. 

Yeomans, A, and G Hemery. 2010. “Prospects for the Market Supply of Wood and Other Forest Products from Areas with Fragmented Forest-Ownership Structures:  England Case Study.” Contract report for ConFor and CEPF: Sylva Foundation. p.55. 

2009

Clark, J, and G Hemery. 2009. “Outcomes from 15 Years of Hardwoods Research at the Northmoor Trust.” Quarterly Journal of Forestry 103 (3): 212–19. 

Hemery, G E. 2009. “Felling Frenzies. Gabriel Hemery of the Sylva Foundation Believes Forestry Needs to Work on Its PR.” Living Woods May/June:10–11. 

Hemery, G. E. 2009. “Timber, Mutton or Fuel? Debating the Economics of Land Use and Forestry. Institute of Chartered Foresters, National Conference 22-23 April 2009, Cardiff.” 

Hemery, G. E. 2009. A Management Plan for Three Urban Woodlands in Western Didcot. 

Hemery, G E, and N Gibbs. 2009. “David Hockney’s Chopped-down Woodland Will Soon Be Replanted.” The Guardian, 2009. 

Mohni, C., F. Pelleri, and G. E. Hemery. 2009. “The Modern Silviculture of Walnut Juglans Regia L: A Literature Review.” Die Bodenkultur 60 (3): 19–32. 

2008

Hemery, G E. 2008. A Future-Proof Woodland at Pancake Wood. A Consultation Report for the Royal Forestry Society. Forestry Horizons. 

Hemery, G. E., P. S. Savill, and Clark. 2008. “Early Growth and Form of Common Walnut (Juglans Regia L.) in Mixture with Tree and Shrub Nurse Species in Southern England.” Forestry 81 (5): 631–44. https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpn036. 

Hemery, G E. 2008. “ICF National Conference Proceedings 2008. Carbon Lean UK. A Role for Our Trees, Woods and Forests?” Institute of Chartered Foresters. 

Hemery, G. 2008. “Forest Management and Silvicultural Responses to Projected Climate Change Impacts on European Broadleaved Trees and Forests.” International Forestry Review 10 (4): 591–607. www.jstor.org/stable/43740359. 

Hemery, G E, H Spiecker, E Aldinger, G Kerr, C Collet, and S Bell. 2008. COST Action E42: Growing Valuable Broadleaved Tree Species. Final Report. 

Petrokofsky, G, G Hemery, and N Brown. 2008. “Knowledge Feeds Decision Making: The People’s Say in UK Forestry.” Quarterly Journal of Forestry 102 (3): 221–25. 

Yeomans, A., G. E. Hemery, and N.D. Brown. 2008. “Developing Effective Methods for Identifying Woodland Owners: An Oxfordshire Pilot Study.” 

2007

Dorward, Peter, Gabriel Hemery, Paul Cook, and Christopher Yates. 2007. “The Economic Viability and Potential of a Novel Poultry Agroforestry System.” Agroforestry Systems 69 (1): 13–28. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-006-9015-8. 

Lawson, G, and GE Hemery. 2007. “World Timber Trade and Implementing Sustainable Forest Management in the UK.” 

Hemery, G E. 2007. “Forest Management and Silvicultural Responses to Predicted Climate Change Impacts on Valuable Broadleaved Species.  Short-Term Scientific Mission Report for Working Group 1, COST Action E42.” Forestry Horizons. http://www.sylva.org.uk/forestryhorizons/resources.php#climate%20change. 

Hemery, G E. 2007. Climate Change – What Should I Do? 

Hemery, G E. 2007. “Woodfuel – What the Future May Hold.” Quarterly Journal of Forestry 101 (3): 207–12. 

Hemery, G E. 2007. “The View from 2047 – Looking Back from the Future.” The Chartered Forester Spring/Summer:10–13. 

Jones, T, R Feber, G Hemery, P Cook, K James, C Lamberth, and M Dawkins. 2007. “Welfare and Environmental Benefits of Integrating Commercially Viable Free-Range Broiler Chickens into Newly Planted Woodland: A UK Case Study.” Agricultural Systems 94 (2): 177–88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2006.08.007. 

Lawson, G, and G Hemery. 2007. “Adapting to Global Markets.” The Chartered Forester Autumn:24–25. 

Worrell, R, and G Hemery. 2007. “Growing Broadleaves for Quality Timber in England and Scotland. A Tale of Two Countries.” Forestry and Timber News: Woodland Owner March:II–III. 

2006

Clark, JR, and GE Hemery. 2006. “The Use of Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus Umbellata Thunb.) in British Forestry.” Quarterly Journal of Forestry 100 (4): 285–88. 

Hemery, G E. 2006. “Making Private Woodlands Valuable in England.” Forestry & Timber News: Woodland Owner September (19): I–II. 

Savill, P, G Hemery, and T Wilson. 2006. Establishment of Broadleaves. Woodland Heritage Leaflet. 

2005

Clark, J., G. E. Hemery, K. Russell, and H. Williams. 2005. “The Future of Black Walnut in Britain.” Quarterly Journal of Forestry 99 (3): 207–12. 

Hemery, G. E. 2005. “Down to the Woods.” Country Smallholding, 2005. 

Hemery, G. E. 2005. “A Perfect Marriage? Could Combining Free-Range Chickens with Growing Trees Be One Solution for Our Hard-Pressed Farmers?” Sylva/Tree News, 2005. 

Hemery, G. E. 2005. “A Novel Silvo-Poultry System.” Quarterly Journal of Forestry 99 (2): 131–33. 

Hemery, G. E., and D. Pearman. 2005. “Britain’s Bluebells Are Spreading Nicely.” The Independent, 2005. 

Hemery, G. E., and K. Russell. 2005. “Advances in Walnut Breeding and Culture in the United Kingdom.” Acta Horticulturae 705:95–101. 

Hemery, G. E., and P. Savill. 2005. “Special Issue: Genetic Improvement of Broadleaved Trees.” Forestry 78 (2): 208. 

Hemery, G. E., P. Savill, and A. Thakur. 2005. “Height Growth and Flushing in Common Walnut (Juglans Regia L.): 5-Year Results from Provenance Trials in Great Britain.” Forestry 78 (2): 121–33. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpi012. 

Hemery, G. E., P. Savill, and S. N. Pryor. 2005. “Applications of the Crown Diameter – Stem Diameter Relationship for Different Species of Broadleaved Trees.” Forest Ecology and Management 215 (1–3): 285–94. https://doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2005.05.016. 

McCosh, J, and G. E. Hemery. 2005. “Fifth International Walnut Conference.” Woodland Heritage, 54–55. 

Woodland Heritage. 2005. “New Woodland Heritage Trustees; Gabriel Hemery and Nick Goodwin,” 2005. 

2004

Burley, J., P. S. Savill, G. E. Hemery, and J. Davis. 2004. “The British and Irish Hardwoods Improvement Programme (BIHIP).” In International Oak Society Meeting, 148–54. Winchester, UK. 

Hemery, G. E. 2004. “Genetic and Silvicultural Research Promoting Common Walnut (Juglans Regia) for Timber Production in the United Kingdom.” In Black Walnut in a New Century, Proceedings of the 6th Walnut Council Research Symposium; 2004 July 25-28; Lafayette, IN, 138–45. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 188 p.: General Technical Paper NC-243. 

Hemery, G. E., and J. Clark. 2004. “Promoting Sustainable Hardwood Forestry in the UK.” Quarterly Journal of Forestry 98 (2): 121–26. 

Hemery, G. E., and P. Savill. 2004. “Better Trees, Better Profits.” Quarterly Journal of Forestry 98 (3): 191–95. 

Russell, K. R., and G. E. Hemery. 2004. “A New Tree Improvement Programme for Black Walnut in the United Kingdom.” In Black Walnut in a New Century, Proceedings of the 6th Walnut Council Research Symposium; 2004 July 25-28; Lafayette, IN, 134–37. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 188 p.: General Technical Paper NC-243. 

2003

Hemery, G. E. 2003. “Broadleaves or Narrow Vision.” Forest Machine Journal, 16–17. 

Hemery, G. E., P. S. Savill, and G. Kerr. 2003. “Formative Pruning.” Woodland Heritage Leaflet. 

Savill, P., J. Burley, and G. E. Hemery. 2003. “Improving Oak: The First Steps towards a Breeding Programme.” In International Oak Society Meeting. Winchester, UK. 

2002

Hemery, G. E. 2002. “An Innovative Agroforestry System near Hungerford.” Woodland Heritage 7:26. 

Hemery, G. E. 2002. “Walnut Forestry Tour of the Mid-Western United States.” Woodland Heritage 7:20–22. 

Hemery, G. E., and K. Russell. 2002. “Filling Walnut’s Black Hole.” Forestry and British Timber, 22–23. 

Hemery, G. E., P. S. Savill, and G. Kerr. 2002. “High Pruning for Profit.” Woodland Heritage Leaflet. 

2001

Hemery, G. E. 2001. “Growing Walnuts for Fruit and Timber in the UK: Conference at HRI East Malling.” Quarterly Journal of Forestry 95 (1): 29–30. 

Hemery, G. E. 2001. “Growing Walnut in Mixed Stands.” Quarterly Journal of Forestry 95 (1): 31–36. 

Hemery, G. E., and P. S. Savill. 2001. “The Use of Treeshelters and Application of Stumping in the Establishment of Walnut Juglans Regia.” Forestry 74 (5): 479–89. 

2000

Hemery, G. E. 2000. “Juglans Regia L: Genetic Variation and Provenance Performance.” University of Oxford. http://ora.ouls.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:160d3486-f71c-4575-84e7-85dc64b3222f Department of Plant Sciences. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/ora:2392. 

1998

Hemery, G. E. 1998. “Walnut (Juglans Regia) Seed-Collecting Expedition to Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia.” Quarterly Journal of Forestry 92 (2): 153–57. 

Hemery, G. E., and S. I. Popov. 1998. “The Walnut (Juglans Regia L.) Forests of Kyrgyzstan and Their Importance as a Genetic Resource.” Commonwealth Forestry Review 77 (4): 272–76.