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Influencing the Future of Forestry: Developing stakeholder engagement in the Public Forest Estate
Influencing the Future of Forestry The Forestry Commission manages the Public Forest Estate (PFE) for the Government and holds it in trust for the nation. In 2011 the Government signalled an intention to sell off a significant proportion of the PFE and, in response, many community groups and stakeholders campaigned for the PFE to stay in public ownership. The campaign was successful and in January 2013 the Government’s Forestry and Woodlands Policy Statement made a number of... MoreOpened 20 March 2014 -
Beechenhurst Lodge, Forest of Dean
Beechenhurst Lodge is one of four recreation sites in the Forest of Dean, this site has a cafe, play area, climbing tower and shop. MoreOpened 24 February 2014 -
Evidence for grey squirrel policy in England
As one of the key people / organisations we work with on grey squirrels in England, we are asking for your evidence to help us decide whether we need to evolve Government policy and if so, how. We will publish a summary of the evidence provided in January 2014 and use it to inform a workshop comprising key organisations. Through this workshop and associated work we will generate options for evolving the policy and then appraise them. We will present the options and our recommendation to... MoreOpened 20 December 2013 -
Great Pen Wood Forest Plan 2013
Forest Plans define the long term (sually 50 to 100 years) vision for a woodland or a collection of woodlands and set out how management will move towards achieving this vision over the next 10 to 30 years. The Forest Plan sets objectives for the woodland, taking into account requirements from the policy framework, local issues and outcomes from stakeholder consultations. We would like to invite your views on our proposed Forest Plan as part of our stakeholder consultation, which is... MoreOpened 12 December 2013 -
Basing Wood Forest Plan 2013
Forest Plans define the long term (sually 50 to 100 years) vision for a woodland or a collection of woodlands and set out how management will move towards achieving this vision over the next 10 to 30 years. The Forest Plan sets objectives for the woodland, taking into account requirements from the policy framework, local issues and outcomes from stakeholder consultations. We would like to invite your views on our proposed Forest Plan as part of our stakeholder consultation, which is... MoreOpened 12 December 2013 -
Croft Forest Plan Amendment
Forest Plans define the long term vision (usually 50 years) for a woodland or a collection of woodlands and set out how management will move towards achieving this vision over the forthcoming decades. We would like to invite you or your organisation to leave some feedback on our proposed amendment to the Forest Plan covering Croft Wood in Herefordshire. This forms part of our consultation with stakeholders, that helps to ensure that we achieve an appropriate balance of objectives. MoreOpened 13 November 2013 -
Rownhams Wood Forest Plan 2013
Forest Plans define the long term (sually 50 to 100 years) vision for a woodland or a collection of woodlands and set out how management will move towards achieving this vision over the next 10 to 30 years. The Forest Plan sets objectives for the woodland, taking into account requirements from the policy framework, local issues and outcomes from stakeholder consultations. We would like to invite your views on our proposed Forest Plan as part of our stakeholder consultation, which is... MoreOpened 21 October 2013 -
Mardyke Woods: Have Your Say
The Forestry Commission wants your input on the things you want to see and do at Mardyke Woods in South Ockendon. MoreOpened 15 October 2013 -
Consultation on proposals to amend the Plant Health (Fees) (Forestry) Regulations 2006
This is a consultation by the Forestry Commission on proposed changes to the Plant Health (Fees) (Forestry) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The changes to the fees are proposed to ensure that we continue to fully recover the cost of providing the inspection service for imported controlled timber products. The fees were last increased in September 2010 and this proposed increase takes into account the continued down-turn in the importation of controlled timber consignments from certain third... MoreOpened 30 September 2013 -
Forest Design Plans - South East
What are Forest Design Plans? Forest Design Plans are produced by the Forestry Commission, to set out the management proposals for the next thirty years for the woodlands we look after. They aim to fulfil a number of objectives: Provide descriptions of the woods as they are now, Show the process the Forestry Commission goes through when deciding what is best for the woods in the long term, Show how the woods should develop over the next thirty years, ... MoreOpened 1 September 2013 -
High Lodge Cycle Trails Review
We are currently reviewing the cycle trails at High Lodge and would like your feedback on our current offer and ideas for future trail developments. We work with the cycle volunteer group TIMBER to maintain our 38 miles of MTB trails which includes the forest track graded Shepherd trail, Blue graded Poacher trail and the two single track red graded Beater and Lime burner trails. We also have 7 black graded pits and many miles of wild trails for the more adventurous explorers. It’s... MoreOpened 9 August 2013 -
Woodland Policy Enabling Programme - update and request for feedback
The Government’s Forestry and Woodlands Policy Statement January 2013 made a number of commitments to support the future of our forests in England. One of the most important was that England’s Public Forest Estate would remain secured in public ownership. It said that a new body will be created to hold the Estate in trust for the nation: ‘The new body will have greater independence from Government and greater freedom to manage its resources and maximise its income, but with the right... MoreOpened 31 July 2013 -
Science and Innovation Strategy for British Forestry
The Forestry Commission is inviting contributions from interested parties on a draft review of the Science and Innovation Strategy for British Forestry (SIS). The Strategy provides the context and framework for the research undertaken by the Forestry Commission to meet the needs of British forestry. It sets the objectives for future research commissioning programmes, including those commissioned from the Forest Research agency, and provides indicators to measure their success. Evidence... MoreOpened 10 July 2013 -
Forest learning activity feedback
We hope you enjoyed your Forestry Commission learning activity. Thank you for your visit. So that we can continue to provide beneficial forest learning opportunities, we would be grateful if you could complete this short survey - approximately three minutes to complete. We would like to find out what you thought about your experience, and whether you and your group have a better understanding of trees and forests and how they are looked after by the Forestry Commission as a result.... MoreOpened 20 June 2013 -
Film making at The Bourne - Planning Application
The Bourne Wood is strategically important to the UK film industry as a filming location. Since 1999 numerous films, commercials, television programmes and music videos have been filmed here. Filming activity at Bourne Wood is important to the local economy and to The Forestry Commission, as it makes a significant contribution towards the cost of managing the Public Forest Estate. The Forestry Commission is preparing a planning application which regularises the current activity and... MoreOpened 19 November 2012
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