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Forestry
Forestry Nouns/Terms and definitions for word games
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Term for the growing or planting of new woods or forests. | Afforestation |
Term meaning the richness or variety of plants and wildlife in a given area. | Biodiversity |
Name for the harvest of timber from a wood or forest. | Crop |
Term meaning growing new woods and forests. | Expansion |
Document giving the legal permission needed to fell trees. | Felling Licence |
Measure of land approximately 2.5 acres. | Hectares |
Type of forestry in with forest management that delivers multiple benefits, for example social, economic, and environmental. | Multi-purpose |
Term for forests or woods that have been planted rather than occuring naturally. | Plantations |
Term for replanting trees after felling. | Restocking |
With this type of forestry, forests are sensitively managed and harvested so that they will be around for generations to come. | Sustainable |
Proper term for wood obtained from felling. | Timber |
Cone bearing trees, often with needle-like leaves which are usually kept all winter. | Coniferous |
Type of wood obtained from confers. | Softwood |
Traditional management technique which can be used on some deciduous trees and shrubs, where wood sprouting from old stumps is regularly harvested. | Coppicing |
Like coppicing, wood is regularly harvested from stumps. However, here the stumps are cut above head height, to prevent cattle from eating the new growth. | Pollarding |
Trees which anually shed their leaves. Their leaves are usually soft and flat, and shed in Autumn. | Deciduous |
A purpose-built vehicle used to collect and extract felled timber from a forest. | Forwarder |
Term given to the natural home of any plant or animal. | Habitat |
Term used to describe woodland with both coniferous and deciduous trees. | Mixed |
Term used to describe woodland containing trees and other species found naturally and which have not been introduced by man. | Native |
Type of forest. Tropical, evergreen and with no dry season. | Rainforest |
Technical term for the art and science of growing trees. | Silviculture |
Type of saw with a bent metal frame around a detachable blade. | Bowsaw |
A long-handled item used for clipping or sawing. Often used with small trees. | Pruner |
Equipment like very large, two-handed scissors used for removing small branches. | Loppers |
Small, hand-held pruning shears. Used frequently to remove stems and brances up to 2cm in diameter. | Secateurs |
Two-handled device used to knock posts into the ground. | Post Driver |
Item of equipment similar to a shovel, with a handle at one end, and several prongs at the other. Used to lift loose material such as hay or leaves. | Fork |
Item of equipment similar to a fork, with a handle at one end and a metal scoop at the other. | Shovel |
Item with a long handle and many prongs at the working end. Used to gather up loose items like leaves or cut grass. | Rake |
A tool used to chop sections of wood from trees. It has a short handle and a heavy metal head, with a bladed edge. | Axe |
A portable mechanical saw, used most commonly in the felling of trees and the cutting of wood into smaller, more manageable sections. | Chainsaw |
Item of safety equipment which allows a person to fix themselves safely to a rope. This is worn around the waist and legs. | Harness |
Geared device used when hauling with ropes, this gives a mechanical advantage and makes loads seem lighter. | Winch |
Machine used to reduce wood (commonly branches or twigs) into small chips. | Chipper |