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• Environmental charity
• Regenerating woodlands
• Enthusing/educating
• Communities
• Viability and sustainability


                   info@silvanus.org.uk   01752 846400
What do you want?




       • Broadleaf or conifer?

       • Species?

       • Size?




  info@silvanus.org.uk   01752 846400
Future Objectives?

 • A woodland fit for a varied
 biodiversity?
 • Micromanage for a couple of
 species?
 • A woodland to enjoy?
 • A woodland for others to enjoy?
 • A woodland that pays its way?
 • A woodland that provides a
 positive return?
 •Have a healthy woodland providing
 a variety of benefits?


 info@silvanus.org.uk   01752 846400
Income
    generation



              Everything has a
             value and it’s often
            greater than we think




info@silvanus.org.uk   01752 846400
Diversified income


• Sawlogs/fencing/bars

• Woodfuel

• Sport - traditional and contemporary

• Non-timber forest products (NTFP’s)




  info@silvanus.org.uk   01752 846400
Woodland Assessment 1


         • Biodiversity

         • Pests and disease

         • Water

         • Archaeology

         • Landscape

         • Current uses
    info@silvanus.org.uk   01752 846400
Woodland Assessment 2



     • Access – vehicle and leisure

     • Slope




      info@silvanus.org.uk   01752 846400
What next?

 Decided to do something



Get a management plan



Get some grant funding




 Start working the
 woods
               info@silvanus.org.uk   01752 846400
Who will manage the
    woodland?

                • Self management

                • Using an agent

                • Ward Forester




  info@silvanus.org.uk   01752 846400
Working a woodland


• Biodiversity

• impact reduction

• cost minimisation

• annual growth rate and a sustainable cut




                           info@silvanus.org.uk   01752 846400
Playing by the rules

          • Having a management
          plan

          • Felling licences

          • Replanting

          • Certification




      info@silvanus.org.uk     01752 846400
Funding



 • Woodland Planning Grant
 • Woodland Management
 Grant
 • Woodfuel Improvement
 Grant
 • Woodland Planting Grant

 • Farming and Forestry
 Improvement Scheme / REG
info@silvanus.org.uk   01752 846400
Community Woodland
                 Case Studies

• Silvanus Trust were commissioned by Forest Research
  (FR) to carry out four case studies of community
  woodlands in the SW

• Part of larger FR work to create a typology of community
  woodlands in Britain

• Examples of community woodlands; differing
  management aims, management methods, products
  harvested & income generation



                            info@silvanus.org.uk   01752 846400
Rookwood – Honiton, Devon

Community & Woodland
• Woodland is adjacent to a block of flats, both of which are
  owned by Devon & Cornwall Housing
• Since 2010 has been managed by the Rookwood
  Association; residents association, inexperienced
• 0.2ha, mixed broadleaves with sycamore taking over, very
  dark & oppressive, poor access to and within site
• Canopy has been opened up, non-natives removed &
  natives planted
Management Aims
• Basic management plan
• Managed to improve light levels in flats and access for
  residents
• Improve biodiversity value
                            info@silvanus.org.uk    01752 846400
Rookwood – Honiton, Devon

How is it managed?
• Residents carry out small management tasks
  themselves e.g. path clearance, tree planting, creation
  of habitat piles
• TCV have been employed to install bat and bird boxes,
  practical management and have provided advice
                          • Contractors are employed for
                            any tree felling and larger
                            scale work e.g. laying of new
                            paths




                           info@silvanus.org.uk   01752 846400
Rookwood – Honiton, Devon



Products & income
• Woodfuel
• Compost
• Fruit & Nuts
• Grants from Devon & Cornwall
  Housing and local council
• Donations
• Fundraising activities




                         info@silvanus.org.uk   01752 846400
Oakfrith Wood – Urchfont, Wiltshire

Community & Woodland
• Woodland has been managed by a Friends of group with
  many experienced members since 1994 & was until recently
  owned by Wiltshire Council
• 14ha of ASNW designated as LNR, beech dominated with
  areas of oak, ash & hazel
• When taken over was fairly neglected with an area of dense
  douglas fir
   Management Aims
• Detailed management plan
• Improve management of woodland for wildlife conservation,
  public access, recreation
• Act as an educational resource for promoting best practice
  in woodland management
• Woodfuel & timber production
                            info@silvanus.org.uk   01752 846400
Oakfrith Wood – Urchfont, Wiltshire


How is it managed?
•Friends of group carry out most work including path
clearance, installation of bird boxes, pond creation & tree
planting.
•Woodfuel co-operative (fully trained and certified
chainsaw operators) carry out
thinning and other felling
•Management decisions have
been guided by Wiltshire Council
& professional advisors


                           info@silvanus.org.uk   01752 846400
Oakfrith Wood – Urchfont, Wiltshire


    Products & Income
    •Woodfuel (discount for woodfuel co-op members)
    •Timber
    •Grants, donations, sponsorship
    •Woodland used by other groups who
    contribute financially & sometimes
    help with management eg. green
    woodworker, forest school
To view the full four sw England case studies
and a set of case studies from Scotland, please
visit the news page of the Forest Research website:
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/fr/INFD-8Y2BS8
                               info@silvanus.org.uk   01752 846400
Help
• Silvanus

• Forestry Commission

• Small Woods Association

• SW Directory

• Ward forester

 info@silvanus.org.uk

         01752 846400

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The Silvanus Trust

  • 1. • Environmental charity • Regenerating woodlands • Enthusing/educating • Communities • Viability and sustainability info@silvanus.org.uk 01752 846400
  • 2. What do you want? • Broadleaf or conifer? • Species? • Size? info@silvanus.org.uk 01752 846400
  • 3. Future Objectives? • A woodland fit for a varied biodiversity? • Micromanage for a couple of species? • A woodland to enjoy? • A woodland for others to enjoy? • A woodland that pays its way? • A woodland that provides a positive return? •Have a healthy woodland providing a variety of benefits? info@silvanus.org.uk 01752 846400
  • 4. Income generation Everything has a value and it’s often greater than we think info@silvanus.org.uk 01752 846400
  • 5. Diversified income • Sawlogs/fencing/bars • Woodfuel • Sport - traditional and contemporary • Non-timber forest products (NTFP’s) info@silvanus.org.uk 01752 846400
  • 6. Woodland Assessment 1 • Biodiversity • Pests and disease • Water • Archaeology • Landscape • Current uses info@silvanus.org.uk 01752 846400
  • 7. Woodland Assessment 2 • Access – vehicle and leisure • Slope info@silvanus.org.uk 01752 846400
  • 8. What next? Decided to do something Get a management plan Get some grant funding Start working the woods info@silvanus.org.uk 01752 846400
  • 9. Who will manage the woodland? • Self management • Using an agent • Ward Forester info@silvanus.org.uk 01752 846400
  • 10. Working a woodland • Biodiversity • impact reduction • cost minimisation • annual growth rate and a sustainable cut info@silvanus.org.uk 01752 846400
  • 11. Playing by the rules • Having a management plan • Felling licences • Replanting • Certification info@silvanus.org.uk 01752 846400
  • 12. Funding • Woodland Planning Grant • Woodland Management Grant • Woodfuel Improvement Grant • Woodland Planting Grant • Farming and Forestry Improvement Scheme / REG info@silvanus.org.uk 01752 846400
  • 13. Community Woodland Case Studies • Silvanus Trust were commissioned by Forest Research (FR) to carry out four case studies of community woodlands in the SW • Part of larger FR work to create a typology of community woodlands in Britain • Examples of community woodlands; differing management aims, management methods, products harvested & income generation info@silvanus.org.uk 01752 846400
  • 14. Rookwood – Honiton, Devon Community & Woodland • Woodland is adjacent to a block of flats, both of which are owned by Devon & Cornwall Housing • Since 2010 has been managed by the Rookwood Association; residents association, inexperienced • 0.2ha, mixed broadleaves with sycamore taking over, very dark & oppressive, poor access to and within site • Canopy has been opened up, non-natives removed & natives planted Management Aims • Basic management plan • Managed to improve light levels in flats and access for residents • Improve biodiversity value info@silvanus.org.uk 01752 846400
  • 15. Rookwood – Honiton, Devon How is it managed? • Residents carry out small management tasks themselves e.g. path clearance, tree planting, creation of habitat piles • TCV have been employed to install bat and bird boxes, practical management and have provided advice • Contractors are employed for any tree felling and larger scale work e.g. laying of new paths info@silvanus.org.uk 01752 846400
  • 16. Rookwood – Honiton, Devon Products & income • Woodfuel • Compost • Fruit & Nuts • Grants from Devon & Cornwall Housing and local council • Donations • Fundraising activities info@silvanus.org.uk 01752 846400
  • 17. Oakfrith Wood – Urchfont, Wiltshire Community & Woodland • Woodland has been managed by a Friends of group with many experienced members since 1994 & was until recently owned by Wiltshire Council • 14ha of ASNW designated as LNR, beech dominated with areas of oak, ash & hazel • When taken over was fairly neglected with an area of dense douglas fir Management Aims • Detailed management plan • Improve management of woodland for wildlife conservation, public access, recreation • Act as an educational resource for promoting best practice in woodland management • Woodfuel & timber production info@silvanus.org.uk 01752 846400
  • 18. Oakfrith Wood – Urchfont, Wiltshire How is it managed? •Friends of group carry out most work including path clearance, installation of bird boxes, pond creation & tree planting. •Woodfuel co-operative (fully trained and certified chainsaw operators) carry out thinning and other felling •Management decisions have been guided by Wiltshire Council & professional advisors info@silvanus.org.uk 01752 846400
  • 19. Oakfrith Wood – Urchfont, Wiltshire Products & Income •Woodfuel (discount for woodfuel co-op members) •Timber •Grants, donations, sponsorship •Woodland used by other groups who contribute financially & sometimes help with management eg. green woodworker, forest school To view the full four sw England case studies and a set of case studies from Scotland, please visit the news page of the Forest Research website: http://www.forestry.gov.uk/fr/INFD-8Y2BS8 info@silvanus.org.uk 01752 846400
  • 20. Help • Silvanus • Forestry Commission • Small Woods Association • SW Directory • Ward forester info@silvanus.org.uk 01752 846400