{"id":5556,"date":"2014-03-28T09:28:47","date_gmt":"2014-03-28T09:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/blog\/?p=5556"},"modified":"2014-03-28T09:28:47","modified_gmt":"2014-03-28T09:28:47","slug":"good-woods-project-celebrated-in-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/good-woods-project-celebrated-in-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Woods project celebrated in film"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To mark the end of the first year of the <strong>Good Woods<\/strong> Project the partners have released a film highlighting the achievements of the project in its inaugural year.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Good Woods<\/strong> project, launched in January 2013, resulted from a partnership between Sylva Foundation, leading home improvement and garden centre retailer\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.diy.com\/content\/marketing\/one_planet_home\/forest_friendly.jsp?menu=eco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;Q,<\/a> and sustainability charity\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bioregional.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BioRegional<\/a>. The project aimed to improve the environmental, social, and economic values of woodlands.<\/p>\n<p>BioRegional and Sylva worked with\u00a0Lantern, sustainability consultants, to establish and support a network of organisations and\u00a0advisors\u00a0which included: Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty; Wildlife Trusts; Woodland charities; and\u00a0professional foresters. We are very grateful for the hardwork and dedication by all.<\/p>\n<h1>Achievements<\/h1>\n<p>Over the last year the Good Woods project team has been working to improve the levels of woodland stewardship in the South East and East of England.<\/p>\n<p>Key achievements to date:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Supported 235 land owners and managers, caring for 10,900 ha of woodland, with tools and training in woodland management, linked to the freely available myForest service;<\/li>\n<li>Developed the new\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/myforest\/wsr\"><b>Woodland Star Rating<\/b><\/a>\u00a0to encourage and communicate the benefits of sustainable forest management in woodlands, and help demonstrate what good woodland stewardship means to the general public;<\/li>\n<li>Provided training in woodland management and community engagement to 20 community groups.<\/li>\n<li>Worked with B&amp;Q and its suppliers to better understand the barriers and opportunities to source more sustainably produced timber from UK woodlands.<\/li>\n<li>Developed a Stakeholder and Community Engagement Guide &#8211; to help woodland owners and managers communicate forestry activities to the public (to be published shortly).<\/li>\n<li>Created a Woodland Producer&#8217;s Pack to assist woodland owners in assessing their woodland for the full range of forestry products (to be published shortly).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/90235414?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" height=\"395\" width=\"700\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1>Moving Forward<\/h1>\n<p>Good Woods provides a model for providing support in Sustainable Forest Management to owners and managers of UK woodlands. This approach is coupled with a vision for strengthening the national supply chain to bringing more responsibly produced, home-grown timber into our homes and workplaces.<\/p>\n<p>The project partners are currently planning the next phases of Good Woods and we will provide updates in the coming months.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_4923\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sylva.org.uk\/myforest\/goodwoods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4923\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4923  \" style=\"margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px;\" title=\"Good Woods - for people, for nature\" alt=\"Good Woods - for people, for nature\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sylva.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Good-Woods_Header-w-Strapline_RGB-200x66.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"66\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4923\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visit the Good Woods web page<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The <a title=\"B&amp;Q Good Woods project\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sylva.org.uk\/myforest\/goodwoods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Good Woods project<\/a> is breathing new life into UK woodlands. The project\u2014a joint initiative between DIY giant B&amp;Q, sustainability charity BioRegional and forestry charity The Sylva Foundation\u2014aims to revive woodlands to provide environmental, social and economic benefits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To mark the end of the first year of the Good Woods Project the partners have released a film highlighting the achievements of the project in its inaugural year. 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