The cornerstone of woodland management is the creation of a long-term plan. This will formalise the owner’s objectives and vision for a 10-20 year period. Forestry Commission approved Woodland Management Plans are now an essential requirement to access other grants. Our team can prepare plans for woodlands of any size and apply for grants to contribute to the costs. A plan will include:

1. Desk based and physical baseline surveys of the wood

2. A suite of quality GIS based maps

3. Identification of significant threats (e.g tree disease) and opportunities

4. Plans of management activity and tree felling

5. Liaison with the Forestry Commission and any relevant statutory consultees

We have access to teams of qualified contractors to undertake management work. We maintain long-term relationships with all our contractors to ensure we can monitor the quality of their work. Such work may include:

1. Ride and open space creation or management

2. Hand cutting and coppicing

3. Temporary and permanent deer or stock fencing

4. Invasive species removal (rhododendron/gaultheria/bracken etc)

5. Restocking and plantation maintenance

6. Infrastructure installation and improvement (e.g roads, culverts, loading bays)

Deer populations are growing rapidly in England and they are increasingly causing irreparable damage to woodlands and crops. This damage can have a significant detrimental effect on the timber and biodiversity value of woodlands.

Our team can provide deer impact assessments that help to identify the extent of the problem caused by local deer populations. We also produce deer management plans which detail appropriate actions required to control the deer in order to maintain woodland health.