The newly drafted forest plan for West Woods and Collingbourne is open for public consultation until Monday 7 October. The plan outlines how each woodland will be managed over the next 10 years to provide sustainably grown timber for the nation, promote public access for informal recreation, and improve habitats for wildlife….
The main aim for West Woods, near Marlborough, and Collingbourne, near Ludgershall, is to gradually diversify the tree species. This helps to attract more wildlife and increase the forests’ resilience against threats, such as future climate conditions and pests and diseases.
Forest Planner at Forestry England, Abby Parravani said, “forest plans define the long-term, beyond-our-lifetime vision for the nation’s forests and set out how we will work towards this over the next ten years. We are keen to involve the local communities who use and value these woodlands to give feedback as they will see the forests evolving over the coming decade.”
copyright
Forestry England is an agency of the Forestry Commission. It manages and cares for the nation’s 1,500 woods and forests, with over 285 million visits in 2023/24. As England’s largest land manager, they shape landscapes and enhance forests for people to enjoy, wildlife to flourish and businesses to grow. They are continuing the work we have already started to make the nation’s forests resilient to climate change, and pledge by 2026 to create at least 6,000 more hectares where they will integrate wilding activities in productive forests, increase the diversity of visitors to the nation’s forests and have one million hours of high-quality volunteer time given to the nation’s forests, and planting at least 2,000 hectares of new, high quality, predominantly broadleaf woodlands.
To view and provide feedback on the draft plan, visit HERE. For more information on forest plans see HERE.
copyright
Trending…..
Junkyard Dogs & A Homecoming Queen
If, in hosting the launchpad at Doca’s Festival of Discovery, I’ve recently been harking on about youthful emerging talent, this unfortunately doesn’t fit into that…
Keep reading
“Mary’s Frankenstein” at the Rondo Theatre, Larkhall, Bath November 11th to 14th 2026.
by Ian Diddams images by WhimsiCo productions It’s quite well know, it is fair to say, that in writing “Frankenstein” in 1816, Mary Shelley invented…
Keep reading
Boom Bap Vegas; The Scribes Coming Back to Trowbridge
It’s going to be all hip hop hooray at Trowbridge’s Birdhouse when Bristol’s award-winning boom bap rappers The Scribes arrive on Saturday 21st November…. The…
Keep reading
Marlborough’s Historic Polly Tea Rooms Closed; Do Tea Inc Instead!
Sad news for Marlborough, especially for the tourist industry, as the Polly Tea Room announced its closure today, after 114 years…. The iconic tea rooms…
Keep reading
Wiltshire Music Centre Appoints Ken Scott as New Chair
Wiltshire Music Centre is delighted to announce the appointment of Ken Scott as Chair of its Board of Trustees…. The appointment comes at an exciting…
Keep reading
Happy 1st Birthday to Devizes Area Youth Lounge
Today is the first anniversary of the Devizes Area Youth Lounge on Sidmouth Street. With free afternoon sessions on Mondays, Thursdays and one for SEND…
Keep reading
Christmas at The Rowdey Cow!
Christmas at the Rowdey Cow; because nothing says Christmas like an ice cream! Or at least, it works for me; I’d eat ice cream through…
Keep reading
McDonalds in East Devizes?!
There’s no fooling you; this headline is Mc-deliberately misleading! There’s not even a burger, just a clickbait sesame seeded pun. I had to grab your…
Keep reading
Burning the Midnight Oil on Halloween at The Southgate
If you came to this monster mash last night you’d be excused for finding it hard to believe it was only a couple of years…
Keep reading
Lille Røde Hunting Wolves in Box!
Real life Little Red Riding Hood, Lille Røde comes to The Queen’s Head in Box on Saturday November 28th; beware wolves! Sounding something like St…
Keep readingSomething went wrong. Please refresh the page and/or try again.
