Own or manage a woodland

 

The Forestry Commission encourages the management of woods in the region and may be able to assist you if you are the owner or manager of woodland.

Your Woodland officer

Your local woodland officer can offer advice and assistance. View Woodland officer coverage map (pdf:5308kb)

Patrick Stephens (Grants & Regulations Manager) - (01420 23337)
North Hampshire - Robin Hendrie - (01420 23337)
South Hampshire & IOW - Hugh Milner - (01420 23337)
West Sussex & Surrey - Dave Rogers - (01420 23337)
Regional Forestry Framework Officer - Melanie Wallis (01420 23337)

Economic Development Office - Dr Gillian Alker (01420 23337)

Kent & East Sussex - Jonathan Harding (Area Manager) - (01580 211123)
East Sussex - Richard Everett - (01580 211123)
North & West Kent - Andrew Dall'Oglio (01580 211123)

Berkshire, Bucks and Oxfordshire - Mike Habergham (Area Manager) - (01296 696543)
North Bucks and North Oxon - Colin Finlay - (01296 696543)
Berks and Southern Oxon - Richard Pearce - (01296 696543)
Chris Jankiewicz  (Rural Development Officer) - (01296 696543)

The Forestry Commission Native Woodlands Project
The Forestry Commission has a project working with owners of ancient and native woodlands, supporting them in management planning and facilitating grant support for these important woodlands.  For further details contact Patrick McKernan - 01273 475498

Outreach Events and Woodland Forums
We run a programme of seminars and events on topics related to woodland management.
We also hold regular forums for the woodland sector in Berks, Bucks and Oxon and Kent and East Sussex.
Look for more information on events in the South East.

Sources of woodland advice

A number of woodland initiatives in the area offer advice and support to woodland owners in particular parts of the region:

The Chilterns Woodland Project
The Oxfordshire Woodland Project
Hampshire County Council – Forestry Officer – Jonathan Rau
West Sussex County Council – Forestry Officer – Julie Bolton
High Weald Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites Projects – Mike Chapman – 01580 879964

You can gain information on buying and selling woodland products in the region through the Woodlots publication.

Royal Forestry Society is a Registered Charity with over 4,000 members drawn from right across the board - woodland owners, land managers, foresters, students, keen amateurs, arborists, landscapers, timber merchants, ecologists.

The Small Woods Association is Britain’s leading organisation in supporting and promoting the work done by the owners and carers of small woodlands.