Theme 4
Objectives
- Woodlands and trees, especially ancient woodlands and veteran trees, protected from loss.
- Integrated, strategic planning of woodland management.
- The skills base needed to manage our woodlands.
- Increasing public awareness about woodlands and their management.
- The financial viability of woodland management secured.
Current Topic: Training
Completed Priority Topic: Regional Spatial Planning
This concentrated on informing regional planning policy about the intangible value of trees to communities and the need to protect existing and design new plantings within planning policy. As a result of this, the Woodlands Policy NRM7 has been created included in the South East Plan.
Case Studies
- Protecting Woodlands From Development
- Landscape Scale Working
- Learning, Skills and knowledge
- Finances for Woodland
