Forestry and Woodland Management

Woodland is a key component of the English countryside.

Woodland and forestry are now seen as an integral part of rural development policy and a land use that has the potential to deliver a wide array of benefits, from nature conservation to human health. LUC was closely involved in the development of both the England and Wales national Forestry Strategies and has been keen to explore and promote the multiple benefits that woodland can offer.

Recent projects include

Evaluation of the Deer Initiative
Forestry Commissions of England and Wales and the Countryside Council for Wales, 2004

Evaluation of Woodland Creation in Wales
Providing a full economic, social and environmental evaluation of the operation of the Farm Woodland Premium Scheme and the new planting component of the Woodland Grant Scheme
Forestry Commission Wales and the Welsh Assembly Government, 2002/03

Neroche Land Heritage Project
Forest Enterprise, 2003/04
Providing a landscape characterisation, access audit and landscape management plan in support of a successful Heritage Lottery bid

Review of the Effectiveness of Woodland Initiatives
Forestry Commission and Countryside Agency, 2002

The South West England Woodland and Forestry Strategic Economic Study
To establish the direct economic benefits of forestry products and services and the value of these assets to quality of life and human health
For the Forestry Commission and SWRDA, 2001/02
With Eamonn Wall and Co, Atlantic Consultants, Professor Colin Price, and Paul Sandys

The South West Forest Project
Preparation of the original feasibility study, business plan and development plan for this major integrated rural development project over a five year period
South West Forest, 1996/2000