Forest Design Plans

 

What are Forest Design Plans?

Forest Design Plans (FDP's)show how the Forestry Commission will manage its woodlands in a sustainable way and how they will contribute to the objectives of the Government’s Strategy for England's Trees, Woods and Forests. The plans explain how individual woodlands will benefit the landscape and economy of an area while creating increased opportunities for recreation, heritage and biodiversity. Each Forest Design Plan shows how we will manage a group of woodlands over the next 10 years in some detail. It also outlines the plans for the following twenty and describes how the woodlands will look in thirty years time.

How are these plans produced?

Plans are produced by the Forestry Commission’s planning team who consult with and take advice from a wide range of organisations and local communities. This is something that we have undertaken over the past few years in the Chilterns AONB, the Isle of Wight and the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area (SPA). .