Dr James Walmsley MICFor
Senior Lecturer in Forestry

Affiliations
Contact info
Room G6, Thoday Building
Bangor University
Bangor Gwynedd LL57 2UW Wales
Telephone: +44(0)1248 382448
Email: j.walmsley@bangor.ac.uk
As a lecturer my primary focus is overseeing several degree programmes in forestry at undergraduate and postgraduate level. I take great pride in my teaching and I am fortunate to work in a collegiate and supportive university where the learning experience of all students is paramount.
I am always keen to celebrate the achievements and successes of our amazing students. You can find many such stories on this webpage as well as in recent forestry@bangor alumni newsletters. Follow @BUForestry on Twitter to find out more!
If you want to find out more about what my role entails, this recent article published in the Forestry Journal will give you some idea.
I maintain active links across the forestry profession within the UK and beyond and use these to develop excellent opportunities for teaching, learning and research. These include:
- government agencies (such as Natural Resources Wales, Forestry England, Forestry Commission, Forestry and Land Scotland),
- research agencies (such as Forest Research and the Forestry Research Institute of Ghana)
- private forestry companies (such as Tilhill Forestry, Scottish Woodlands, Gresham House Forestry, James Jones & Sons, etc)
- non-governmental organisations (such as the Woodland Trust, National Trust, Llais y Goedwig)
- charitable bodies (such as the Royal Forestry Society and Woodland Heritage)
- professional organisations (the Institute of Chartered Foresters)
- community woodland groups (such as Llyn Parc Mawr)
- bangor forestry alumni who are dispersed across the UK and beyond
One of the best things about my job is helping the dreams of Bangor University students come true. The following are just a few examples:
- Top placements with Natural Resources Wales for three exceptional Bangor forestry students
- Graduate profiles (distance learning)
- The most decorated BSc Forestry graduates for a generation?
- Blazing a trail into the forestry profession
- Where can a BSc Forestry degree from Bangor University take you?
- MSc Forestry distance learning graduate wins writing prize at Houses of Parliament
- Tropical Forestry students publish findings from their research in Ghana
- MSc Forestry (distance learning) student receives special Silviculture Award
Contact Info
Room G6, Thoday Building
Bangor University
Bangor Gwynedd LL57 2UW Wales
Telephone: +44(0)1248 382448
Email: j.walmsley@bangor.ac.uk
As a lecturer my primary focus is overseeing several degree programmes in forestry at undergraduate and postgraduate level. I take great pride in my teaching and I am fortunate to work in a collegiate and supportive university where the learning experience of all students is paramount.
I am always keen to celebrate the achievements and successes of our amazing students. You can find many such stories on this webpage as well as in recent forestry@bangor alumni newsletters. Follow @BUForestry on Twitter to find out more!
If you want to find out more about what my role entails, this recent article published in the Forestry Journal will give you some idea.
I maintain active links across the forestry profession within the UK and beyond and use these to develop excellent opportunities for teaching, learning and research. These include:
- government agencies (such as Natural Resources Wales, Forestry England, Forestry Commission, Forestry and Land Scotland),
- research agencies (such as Forest Research and the Forestry Research Institute of Ghana)
- private forestry companies (such as Tilhill Forestry, Scottish Woodlands, Gresham House Forestry, James Jones & Sons, etc)
- non-governmental organisations (such as the Woodland Trust, National Trust, Llais y Goedwig)
- charitable bodies (such as the Royal Forestry Society and Woodland Heritage)
- professional organisations (the Institute of Chartered Foresters)
- community woodland groups (such as Llyn Parc Mawr)
- bangor forestry alumni who are dispersed across the UK and beyond
One of the best things about my job is helping the dreams of Bangor University students come true. The following are just a few examples:
- Top placements with Natural Resources Wales for three exceptional Bangor forestry students
- Graduate profiles (distance learning)
- The most decorated BSc Forestry graduates for a generation?
- Blazing a trail into the forestry profession
- Where can a BSc Forestry degree from Bangor University take you?
- MSc Forestry distance learning graduate wins writing prize at Houses of Parliament
- Tropical Forestry students publish findings from their research in Ghana
- MSc Forestry (distance learning) student receives special Silviculture Award
Teaching and Supervision
Course Director (postgraduate):
Course Director (undergraduate):
Module Organiser:
- DXX-2010 Forest and Woodland Management
- DXX-3705 The Forestry Profession
- DXX-4530 Forest Management Planning
- DDL-4545 Tropical Forestry Study Tour
Module Contributor:
Overview
Hi, I'm James. The main focus of my work in Bangor University is supporting students on the undergraduate and postgraduate Forestry and Tropical Forestry distance learning forestry programmes.
I really enjoy creating and facilitating an interactive teaching and learning experience and students at Bangor University clearly recognise this: I have been nominated for several Studend Led Teaching Awards and in 2014 I was awarded a Teaching Fellowship by Bangor University.
I also act as mentor and staff liaison officer for the Bangor Forestry Students' Association (BFSA).
Grant Awards and Projects
Since 2011, the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission has generously supported postgraduate distance learning students from developing commonwealth countries to study on our MSc Tropical Forestry programme. Up to Autumn 2019, this has involved well over 100 scholars from over 20 different countries.
I oversee these scholarships, with fantastic support from a number of colleagues. A particular highlight of this scheme is the Tropical Forestry Study Tour,. Find out about some previous tours (and much more!) on this webpage.
Other
Trustee, Woodland Heritage
Professional Member, Institute of Chartered Foresters
Practitioner Member, Institute for Environmental Management and Assessment
Committee Member, Royal Forestry Society (North Wales Division)
Committee Member, Continuous Cover Forestry Group (Wales)
Member, Snowdonia Society
Member, National Trust
Member, North Wales Wildlife Trust
Education / academic qualifications
- 2011 - Professional , Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (2008 - 2011)
- 2009 - PhD , Forestry: 'Whole Tree Harvesting and Wood Ash Recycling to Forests: Case Studies in Upland Sitka spruce in Wales (2004 - 2008)
- 2002 - MSc , Environmental Impact Assessment (2000 - 2002)
- 2000 - BSc , Environmental Science (1997 - 2000)
Research outputs (31)
- Published
Bangor University's response to the forestry skills shortage
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
- Published
Students fund new ten-year relationship between Bangor University and Woodland Heritage
Research output: Other contribution
- Published
Twenty years of success with continuous cover in Sitka spruce at Clocaenog Forest, Wales
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prof. activities and awards (6)
Overview of forestry distance learning at Bangor University
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Celebrating Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
CELT Learning and Teaching Conference 2016
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Accolades (2)
Silvicultural Prize of the Institute of Chartered Foresters: 2011
Prize: National/international honour
Bangor University Teaching Fellowship
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)