Dr James Walmsley MICFor
Senior Lecturer in Forestry
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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 teaching and inspiring forestry students at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
I'm interested in all aspects of forestry and my research experience reflects this: I've led my own research / supervised student research relating to topics including whole-tree harvesting and stump harvesting in UK forests, perceptions of tree disease, the domestic use of firewood, woodland establishment, nursery practice, policy analysis, cost-benefit analysis, re-wilding, artisanal charcoal production, Reduced Impact Logging in tropical forests, forest inventory and carbon sequestration and more.
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 (fairly) 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, Pryor and Rickett Siviculture, 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
- Published
Recycling of Wood Ash to Forests: Application to PAWS Sites
Pitman, R., Walmsley, J. D., Healey, J. R. & Jones, D. A., 1 Sept 2006.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
- Published
Recycling of wood ash to forests in North Wales, UK.
Walmsley, J. D., Healey, J. R. & Jones, D. L., 1 Jan 2006, Proceedings of Second World Bioenergy Conference, 30 May-1 June 2006, Jönköping, Sweden. 2006 ed. Swedish Bioenergy Association, p. 347-351Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
- Published
Recycling of wood ash to forests in North Wales, UK.
Walmsley, J. D., Healey, J. R. & Jones, D. L., 30 May 2006, p. 347-351.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
- Published
Reduced Impact Logging and Silvicultural Interventions in Ghana: the Case of Bobiri Forest Reserve
Sanfilippo, M., Akampulira, E., Mohase, A., Okonkwo, H., Ouyoumb, P., Tumber, R., Walmsley, J. & Rayment, M., 2017, In: International Forestry Review. 19, 3, p. 369-380 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Students fund new ten-year relationship between Bangor University and Woodland Heritage
Walmsley, J., 19 Apr 2021, 2 p. Woodland Heritage.Research output: Other contribution
- Published
Stump harvesting for bioenergy - a review of environmental impacts.
Walmsley, J. D. & Godbold, D. L., 1 Jan 2010, In: Forestry. 83, 1, p. 17-38Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
The International Forestry Review: Sustaining Forests, Sustaining People: The Role of Research XXIV IUFRO World Congress, 5-11 October 2014, Salt Lake City, USA: Use and sources of domestic firewood in Wales, UK
Walmsley, J., 2014, International Forestry Review: Sustaining Forests, Sustaining People: The Role of Research XXIV IUFRO World Congress, 5-11 October 2014, Salt Lake City, USA. Parrotta, J., Moser, C., Scherzer, A., Koerth, N. & Lederle, D. (eds.). 5 ed. Commonwealth Forestry Association, Vol. 16. p. 267 1 p. E-04bResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
- Published
The role of environmental non-governmental organisations in the environmental impact assessment process in Japan
Ryu, J., Walmsley, J. D., Harashina, S. & Slinn, P., 1 Jan 2004, In: Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal. 22, 4, p. 283-293Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Transforming forestry students into forestry professionals
Walmsley, J., 6 Apr 2016, Forestry & Timber News, 2016, 74, p. 21 1 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
- Published
Turning literature into reality - tales from a Bangor University MSc Tropical Forestry summer school in Ghana
Walmsley, J., Brockington, J., Agaba, G. & Rayment, M., 1 Apr 2016, In: Agriculture for Development. 2016, 27, p. 20-22 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review