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Dr James Walmsley

Senior Lecturer in Forestry

j.walmsley@bangor.ac.uk

+44 1248 382448

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Dr James Walmsley

View Dr James Walmsley’s profile on the Bangor Research Portal

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). 

Additional Contact Information

Room G6, Thoday Building

Bangor University

Bangor Gwynedd LL57 2UW Wales

Telephone: +44(0)1248 382448

Email: j.walmsley@bangor.ac.uk

ResearchGate 

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

Qualifications

  • Professional: Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education
    Bangor University, 2008–2011
  • PhD: Forestry: 'Whole Tree Harvesting and Wood Ash Recycling to Forests: Case Studies in Upland Sitka spruce in Wales
    Bangor University, 2004–2009
  • MSc: Environmental Impact Assessment
    Aberystwyth University, 2000–2002
  • BSc: Environmental Science
    University of Birmingham, 1997–2000

Teaching and Supervision

Course Director (postgraduate): 

  • MSc Forestry (distance learning)
  • MSc Tropical Forestry (distance learning)

Course Director (undergraduate):

  • BSc Forestry
  • BSc Conservation with Forestry
  • MFor Forestry

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:

  • DXX-1003 Forestry in the 21st Century
  • DXX-1006 Making Snowdonia
  • DXX-2016 Forestry Field Course
  • DXX-3701 Honours Project
  • DXX-3702 Management Plan
  • DXX-3507 Renewable Energy
  • DDL-4999 MSc Dissertation
  • DXX-4532 Forestry Study Tour
  • DXX-4101 MEnvSci / MFor Dissertation

Postgraduate Project Opportunities

I welcome enquiries from prospective PhD students with, or attempting to obtain, funding. I am happy to hear from students who are interested in the following areas: Forest management and silviculture; Forestry education; Forest bioenergy and site sustainability; Woodfuel and sustainability

Publications

2022

  • PublishedBangor University's response to the forestry skills shortage
    Healey, J. & Walmsley, J., 25 Mar 2022, Trees, 2022, Spring, p. 28-29 2 p.
    Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

2021

  • PublishedStudents fund new ten-year relationship between Bangor University and Woodland Heritage
    Walmsley, J., 19 Apr 2021, 2 p. Woodland Heritage.
    Research output: Other contribution
  • PublishedTwenty years of success with continuous cover in Sitka spruce at Clocaenog Forest, Wales
    Kerr, G., Williams, D., Haufe, J. & Walmsley, J., 1 Apr 2021, In: Quarterly Journal of Forestry. 115, 2, p. 98-106 9 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2020

  • PublishedBangor University in Ghana – experiences and insights from recent study tours
    Walmsley, J., 31 May 2020, 3 p. Commonwealth Forestry Association.
    Research output: Other contribution
  • PublishedBangor University, Forestry, Ghana, Woodland Heritage and the Commonwealth. More in common than you might imagine.
    Walmsley, J., Apr 2020, Woodland Heritage Annual Journal 2020, p. 94-95.
    Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

2019

  • PublishedA day in the working life: Dr James Walmsley
    Walmsley, J. & Locher, C., 1 Apr 2019, 3 p. Forestry Journal.
    Research output: Other contribution
  • PublishedDevelopment of forestry at Bangor University: An international dimension
    Healey, J. & Walmsley, J., Jul 2019, In: Chartered Forester. 2019, Summer, p. 10-12 3 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2018

  • PublishedContinuous Cover Forestry: A Selected Bibliography 2011-2018
    Manning, S. B. & Walmsley, J., 23 Aug 2018, 81 p.
    Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

2017

  • PublishedForestry – a fascinating topic and a hugely rewarding career
    Walmsley, J., 20 Nov 2017, 3 p. Countryside Jobs Service.
    Research output: Other contribution
  • PublishedReduced 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

2016

  • PublishedHow the proposed reintroduction of Eurasian lynx to Britain illustrates competing values and contrasting views associated with humans and the natural world
    Gray, J., Brockington, J., Hayward, M. & Walmsley, J., 1 Oct 2016, In: Country-Side Magazine. 36, 2
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedTransforming 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
  • PublishedTurning 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

2015

  • PublishedContinuous Cover Forestry Group (Wales) - Clocaenog Forest Visit October 2014
    Walmsley, J. & Hill, N., 22 Apr 2015, 3 p. Online
    Research output: Other contribution
  • PublishedForestry in British Higher Education: A tale of decline and regeneration
    Walmsley, J., Savill, P., Burley, J., Evans, J., Horsey, R., Leslie, A., Falck, J., Innes, J. & Waterson, J., 1 Oct 2015, In: Quarterly Journal of Forestry. 109, 4, p. 268-273 6 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2014

  • PublishedThe 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-04b
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

2010

  • PublishedStump harvesting for bioenergy - a review of environmental impacts.
    Walmsley, J. D. & Godbold, D. L., 1 Jan 2010, In: Forestry. 83, 1, p. 17-38
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2009

  • PublishedWhole tree harvesting can reduce second rotation forest productivity
    Walmsley, J. D., Jones, D. L., Reynolds, B., Price, M. H. & Healey, J. R., 10 Feb 2009, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 257, 3, p. 1104-1111
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2008

  • PublishedLiterature Review of the Environmental Impacts of Stump Harvesting.
    Walmsley, J. D. & Godbold, D. L., 1 Jan 2008, 2008 ed. Unknown.
    Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

2007

  • PublishedMachine bundles woodfuel bales from the residue of clear-fell sites
    Walmsley, J. D., 1 Jan 2007, In: Gwlad. 61, p. 15
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2006

  • PublishedOverview of Biomass Energy in Wales, UK
    Walmsley, J. D., Jones, D. L. & Healey, J. R., 1 Sep 2006.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
  • PublishedRecycling of Wood Ash to Forests in the UK
    Walmsley, J. D., Jones, D. L. & Healey, J. R., 1 Sep 2006.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
  • PublishedRecycling of Wood Ash to Forests: Application to PAWS Sites
    Pitman, R., Walmsley, J. D., Healey, J. R. & Jones, D. A., 1 Sep 2006.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
  • PublishedRecycling of Wood Ash to Forests: Application to PAWS Sites
    Pitman, R., Walmsley, J. D., Healey, J. R. & Jones, D. L., 1 Sep 2006.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
  • PublishedRecycling 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
  • PublishedRecycling 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. 347-351
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2005

  • PublishedWind power: local energy for local people
    Walmsley, J. D., 1 Jan 2005, In: Environmentalist, official journal of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment, Lincoln. 31, p. 25-26
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2004

  • PublishedThe 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. 283-293
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2003

  • PublishedAssessment of the role of corporate environmental reporting in supporting share values in FTSE100 companies
    Walmsley, J. D. & Bond, A., 1 Jan 2003, In: Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management. 5, 2, p. 149-182
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2002

  • PublishedEIA (Uncultivated Land and Semi-Natural Areas) Regulations 2001
    Walmsley, J. D., 1 Jan 2002, In: International Association for Impact Assessment. 14, 1, p. 6
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedProblem-based learning in the school of planning and landscape
    Walmsley, J. D., 1 Jan 2002.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

Activities

2019

  • Overview of forestry distance learning at Bangor University

    Oral presentation made at a Research Colloquium event at the headquarters of the Forestry Research Institute of Ghana

    18 Jul 2019

    Links:

    • https://www.csir-forig.org.gh/
    Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)

2017

  • Celebrating Excellence in Teaching and Learning

    Transforming forestry students into forestry professionals

    15 Sep 2017

    Links:

    • https://www.bangor.ac.uk/celt/conference/lt-conference-2017.php.en
    Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)

2016

  • CELT Learning and Teaching Conference 2016

    Transitions in postgraduate forestry teaching provision in SENRGy: choosing between face-to-face, distance learning, or both?

    14 Sep 2016

    Links:

    • https://www.bangor.ac.uk/celt/conference/lt-conference-2016.php.en
    Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)

2015

  • Domestic firewood in Wales: where does it come from and how much energy does it generate?

    19 May 2015

    Links:

    • http://www.organicresearchcentre.com/manage/authincludes/article_uploads/Walmsley%20Wood%20fuel%20in%20Wales%2019.05.2015.pdf
    Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)
  • Meeting of Higher Education Institutions from United Kingdom and Ireland which currently teach forestry with the Institute of Chartered Foresters

    Part-time postgraduate forestry study at Bangor University – what have we learnt?

    21 Jan 2015

    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

2011

  • Stump harvesting for bioenergy – greenhouse gas emissions and compliance with the Renewable Energy Directive 2009/28/EC

    Keynote speaker

    24 Oct 2011 – 26 Oct 2011

    Links:

    • http://spectare.ucl.slu.se/nlfak/2011/tree_stump_harvesting/treestumpharvesting.html
    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

Other Grants 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 Information

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

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