Community woodlands should have a management plan. It is important to know what you want to achieve so this can be reflected in your management plan. A long term plan can cover the next 40 years, while short term in forestry may be a five year plan.
Helpful publications
- The Woodland Trust: Writing a management plan
- The Woodland Trust: Getting to Know your Wood
- Forestry Commission Scotland: Woods in and Around Towns (WIAT) guidance notes
- Rural Payments and Services: Woodlands in and Around Towns (WIAT) Urban Woodland Management Plan Template
- Forestry Commission Scotland: The right tree in the right place. Planning for forestry & woodlands
- Forest Research Publications: ‘Silviculture' publications
- Forestry Commission Scotland: Forest plan resources – for large, usually commercial woodlands.
- Forestry Commission Publication: ‘Ecosystem services and forest management’
- Forestry Commission Scotland: A framework for strategic urban forest management planning and monitoring
- The Woodland Trust: Sustainable management of forests, woods and trees in the UK
- Forest Research Publications: ‘Managing Native Upland Woodlands’
- Open University: Publication: ‘An introduction to Woodland Habitats’
- Forestry Commission: The UK Forestry Standard
- Natural History Museum: Urban tree survey - tree identification key
- Forestry Commission Scotland: Managing woodland access and forest operations in Scotland
Relevant website/organisation
- myForest: free online tools for woodland management planning
- Forestry Commission Scotland: Contact details for local conservancy offices that can offer support in your area
- Forestry Commission Scotland: Woodland in and Around Towns
- Forest Research: tools to support forest management decisions
- Continuous Cover Forestry Group: information & support
- Scotland's Environment: Scotland's Soil Map
- Scotland's Environment: A capability map for forestry in Scotland
- Coppiec.co.uk – information on which species are suitable for coppice
- EADHA Woodland Services