Woodland improvement grant scheme extended
The Woodfuel Woodland Improvement Grant (WIG) has been extended and is open for applications – but only until the end of September this year
Small Management Plan now available on myForest
We are pleased to announce that the Small Management Planning template from Forestry Commission England has been added to myForest. Users of myForest can now choose whether to create a management plan using the full template or the small template.
Three hundred Woodland Stars
Over three hundred woodland owners have completed a self-assessment of their woodland using the Woodland Star Rating.
Good Woods celebrated in the New Forest
Eight Good Woods visits have taken place in the New Forest in the first year of the project. Project partners met with members of the local woodland community carrying out coppicing and thinning operations at Honeylake Wood, New Milton.
Partnership launched between three forestry organisations
The Royal Forestry Society, Small Woods Association and the Sylva Foundation have formed a partnership – working together to support woodland owners in caring for their woodlands.
Calling woodland owners – help wanted in ash dieback research
Sylva Scholar Louise Hill, studying the consequences of Chalara ash dieback in British woodlands (read more), is looking for some woodland sites in the south of Britain where she could set up some experiments. If you are a woodland owner, perhaps you could help her?
Working with the RSPB to support sustainable woodland management
Sylva staff recently met with members of the RSPB Woodland and Reserves team at a small woodland reserve in Buckinghamshire. Discussions centred on how more active and productive management could improve the woodland for biodiversity as well as bringing in a small amount of income to offset running costs.
Major updates to the myForest service
We’re pleased to annouce the launch of two major updates to the myForest service. The management planning template that links with Forestry Commission England is now live, and we have completely updated the mapping tools to create a simple yet fully functional online GIS.
Update on Forestry and Woodlands Policy Statement
Forestry Commission England have released an update, one year on, from its policy statement released in 2013. The Good Woods initiative was highlighted as one of the achievements by the sector.
Places available at workshops held across England
Forest owners and agents will be aware by now that Forestry Commission England are shortly introducing a new management plan template. Join us and our partners at a series of workshops designed to introduce the plan. The workshops, organised by the Institute of Chartered Foresters, are taking place at venues across England and still have places available.