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The Forestry Regulation Task Force has today, 27 October 2011, delivered its final report and recommendations to Government.

The report, ‘Challenging Assumptions, Changing Perceptions’, challenges Government to look at the way the Forestry sector is regulated and is the culmination of 9 months’ work gathering information, engaging with and seeking views from the forestry sector.  The Task Force make 15 Key Recommendations, 26 Recommendations and a further 14 recommendations to improve existing processes.

Download  the full report on the Forestry Commission’s Forestry Regulation Task Force webpage.

 

 

 


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Sylva and the Oxford University Department for Continuation Education (OUDCE) are holding a one day course on November 5th:

Trees and Woodlands of England: Past, Present and Future

Anyone with an interest in trees and forests is welcome. Why not come along and learn about woodlands in the past, the key issues of the present, and discuss the future for trees and woodlands? Places are still available.

Visit the OUDCE website to book online

Trees and Woodlands of England: Past, Present and Future – 5th November, Oxford

- What woodland history can reveal about past ‘wood culture’ – Mr John Morris, Director of the Chilterns Woodland Project

- The state of sustainable forest management in England today- Dr Peter Savill, Emeritus Fellow of Linacre College and the former Reader of Forestry at the University of Oxford’s Plant Sciences Department

- The future opportunities and challenges of our nation’s trees and woodlands- Dr Nick Brown, Principal of Linacre College and lecturer in forest ecology at the University of Oxford’s Plant Sciences Department.

- How the celebration of the OneOak tree project has engaged Oxfordshire communities and highlighted how a modern day wood culture can support sustainable communities – Dr Gabriel Hemery, Chief Executive of the Sylva Foundation


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The Forestry Commission (FC) England has recently updated their management planning template and the associated guidance document.
The template is the recommended format for FC England’s Woodland Planning Grant.

The new planning layout and information fields have now been incorporated into the myForest management planning template.
There are now a number of additional information fields to enter, details of which are described below.

The updates include (myForest notes in brackets):

  • New woodland information features
    (Section 2 – Further information is required on designated areas and also if there are any designated areas adjacent to the woodland).
  • Basic woodland inventory data (species, age, Yield Class) with the short term plan of operations -
    (Section 7 – Most of the new information required is covered by the myForest compartment inventory information. However one additional piece of information is the requirement for Yield Class (YC). A definition of YC is provided in the myForest management plan template).
  • Plan authors can provide additional information on proposed harvesting operations in order to obtain a 10 year felling permission and / or CPET category B status.
    (This is relates to Section 10 of the management plan template and has been updated in the myForest plan. One of the main changes has been the requirement to put estimated felling volumes for each compartment over a 20 year period. This is a requirement for the new Woodfuel Woodland Improvement Grant).
  • Changes to the 2011 revision to UK Forestry Standard (UKFS) and the UK Woodland Assurance Standard (UKWAS).
  • The new template must be used for all new Woodland Planning Grant applications.
    (the new template can be found here and the guidance document can be found here).

We have made a few additional improvements to the plan layout as well which we hope will help the myForest management planning process.

Please feel free to contact Sylva if you wish to discuss any aspect of the myForest management plan, or leave feedback on the myForest forum.


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International Year of the Forest 2011

Celebrating Forests for People

Sylva and the Oxford University Department for Continuation Education (OUDCE) are holding the following day course in celebration of the 2011 International Year of the Forest.

Trees and Woodlands of England: Past, Present and Future

- What woodland history can reveal about past ‘wood culture’ – Mr John Morris, Director of the Chilterns Woodland Project

- The state of sustainable forest management in England today- Dr Peter Savill, Emeritus Fellow of Linacre College and the former Reader of Forestry at the University of Oxford’s Plant Sciences Department

- The future opportunities and challenges of our nation’s trees and woodlands- Dr Nick Brown, Principle of Linacre College and lecturer in forest ecology at the University of Oxford’s Plant Sciences Department.

- How the celebration of the OneOak tree project has engaged Oxfordshire communities and highlighted how a modern day wood culture can support sustainable communities – Dr Gabriel Hemery, Chief Executive of the Sylva Foundation

Course date – 5th November 2011

Please find further course information and details of how to register on the OUDCE website


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Today myForest Wales is being launched at the Royal Welsh Show.

ConFor Wales logo

myForest Wales will be delivered by Sylva in partnership with ConFor, with part-funding from Forestry Commission Wales.  It is also supported by Coed Cymru, the woodland management charity in Wales.

The forestry sector employs more than 16,000 people in Wales and puts £1.7 billion into the economy.  The new myForest Wales service is aiming to boost these figures with the ambitious goal of almost doubling the number of managed woodlands across the country.

myForest in Wales

“Across Wales there are more than 90,000 ha undermanaged woodlands – almost half the tree cover – with management we can improve these woodlands for wildlife, growing firewood and quality timber in the future ,” said Kath McNulty of ConFor, who is leading myForest Wales.

“The best way of achieving this, we believe, is by setting up an information and knowledge hub to pull together the supply chain. Our aim is to support and expand a balanced market for woodfuel, quality timber and coppice materials.”

Part funded by Forestry Commission Wales, it supports new approaches to sustainable management of woodlands and is a significant opportunity for increased woodland biodiversity; carbon sequestration; timber and woodfuel production for local use and additional income for landowners.

Businesses can sign up easily to a directory to promote their services and products. Woodland agents and independent managers are able to create a specialist agent account to assist with the management of their client’s woodland information and link them with the wider wood community.

Bringing woodlands into an appropriate and sustainable management regime is an objective shared by the Welsh Government, Forestry Commission Wales, WFBP, ConFor and the Sylva Foundation.

“The Sylva Foundation is delighted that we can now offer a bilingual myForest service to the woodland community in Wales. Our experience in England is that myForest has helped woodland owners understand the potential of their woodlands and helped them market their woodland products in new and exciting ways,” said Alistair Yeomans, Director of Forestry for the Sylva Foundation.

myForest promotes and works with national forestry organisations and woodland management initiatives, many of which offer vital outreach services to woodland owners and support the development of a sustainable forestry sector.

Woodland owners, managers and forestry businesses in Wales can join this free online woodland community on www.myforest.org.uk/wales or for the Welsh language version www.myforest.org.uk/cymru.


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Woodland management for butterflies and moths

Woodland management for butterflies and moths

Woodland management for butterflies and moths – A best practise guide

This guide is intended for anyone involved in the management of woodland. It provides guidance on the woodland habitat features needed by butterflies and moths, and how to create, maintain and improve them.

This timely new book draws on thirty years of experience and research in to management of woodlands by Butterfly Conservation staff, volunteers and other experts. It is aimed at anyone managing woodlands who wishes to provide habitats for butterflies and moths.

Buy this publication directly from Butterfly Conservation’s website at the special introductory price of £7.50 plus p&P or download this publication by chapter:


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Earth Trust

Earth Trust

Paradise Wood Open Afternoon: A National Research Woodland

Discover more about our woodlands and forestry research. Refreshments available. Do you know what a dendrometer band and a seed orchard are or how our native trees may adapt to climate change? Timed, guided tours of Paradise Wood will depart from the Neptune Wood car park at 2pm and 3:30pm. Find out more at the Earth Trust’s website


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13th May – Harcourt Arboretum event – myForest – Enhancing the Southern Oxfordshire forestry sector

Oxford University's Harcourt Arboretum

Sylva and the Oxfordshire Woodland Project (OWP) are holding a joint event as part of the LEADER funded project to support woodland owners and managers in the Southern Oxfordshire LAG area, in the mapping and managing of their woodlands. The SO LAG area covers the Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire.

Sylva is working in partnership with the OWP to work on the enhancement of Southern Oxfordshire’s forestry sector with a view to achieving a range of benefits that go hand in hand with ecologically and economically thriving woodlands.

Through the myForest service, the project aims to encourage woodland owners to link with local wood-using businesses, such as sawmills and woodfuel merchants and for Southern Oxfordshire to establish itself as a leading area in demonstrating how forestry can contribute to sustainable rural economies.

This day will demonstrate how to carry out a simple woodland inventory, providing attendees with an understanding of how to assess woodland for tree species, quality and site considerations as these provide a first step towards sustainable woodland management.

Full event details can be found here


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Interest and growth in the myForest service continues to rise.

To date over 7600 hectares of woodland have been mapped with the 300th woodland owner signing up today.


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This is the second year that Sylva will contribute to Oxford Energy Futures seminar. Alistair will present a talk entitled Wood fuel in the UK: a general overview and latest developments in the sector.

University of Oxford – 10th June, 2011

Oxford Energy Futures is a Conference focusing on the latest energy topics, with contributions from Oxford researchers, and from scientists and practitioners from other organisations. It is an opportunity to engage with those working at the forefront of energy research, and to find out more about the science, planning, policy and business of future energy.

Session topics will include policy and economics, carbon capture and geo-engineering, buildings and heating, low carbon technology, and transport.

Fees include refreshments and lunch. Discounts for students and those presenting posters.

See http://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/envconf0611 for the programme and registration details.


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