OR/17/014 Foreword and acknowledgements

Archer, N A L, Everest, J. 2017. Final Report: Emergent Forest dynamics and Natural Flood Management. British Geological Survey Internal Report, OR/17/014.

As part of the British Geological Survey Land, Soil and Coast Program and Groundwater Program and funding from the Scottish Forestry Trust, this report describes a two year investigation of the Rothiemurchus Old Pinewood area in the Cairngorms, focusing on a 40 year old Scots pine plantation and an adjacent ~300 year old Scots pine area.

Acknowledgements

We acknowledge that staff time and lab analysis is funded by the British Geological Survey from Land, Soil and Coast, the Groundwater Science Programme. We are grateful for the funding of fieldwork and equipment by the Scottish Forestry Trust, which enables this project to be carried-out. We also acknowledge the support of the Forestry Commission and their permission to allow us to work in Rothiemurchus Forest.

The authors would like to thank Mr Piers Voysey for his time providing background information and views of the Rothiemuchus forest and to Mr Colin Leslie in the Forestry Commission, who gave helpful information and access to Rothiemurchus Forest.