Case Studies
Our forestry and woodland management case studies showcase good practice, sharing knowledge and practical experience.
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Bill Hogarth Memorial Trust 2016
Established in 2001 to commemorate and carry on the work of Bill Hogarth, this Apprenticeship Trust aims to increase the number of trained coppice workers and promote the management of coppiced woodland.
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New Native Broadleaf Planting, Heart of England
Lessons learnt from establishing a woodland for community enjoyment
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Warley Woods Smethwick
Warley Woods Community Trust manages and maintains a remarkably diverse 40 hectare park entirely surrounded by miles of dense urban environment in the centre of Smethwick, West Midlands.
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Bramhall and Carr Woods, Stockport 2016
Bramhall Wood and neighbouring Carr Wood are owned and managed by Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, assisted by a local volunteer group, Friends of Bramhall Park.
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Lot 3 Creating Woodland on Arable Land
In 2019, Lot 3 won the RFS Small and Farm Woodland Excellence in Forestry Award for its woodland and wildflower meadows
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Woodland Carbon Code at Zetland Estates
By keeping a close account of costs and revenues, remaining flexible and adopting new practices, an experienced forest manager has ensured that woodland cover on the estate is not only stable but increasing.
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Helmsley Estate, Yorkshire
A versatile, adaptive management approach to continuous cover forestry contributes to Resilient Multi-Purpose Forestry Gold Award.
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Eucalyptus Plantation and Sawmill Diversification
Treworder Barton Farm, Wadebridge, Cornwall, owned by Hugh Davis, won the RFS Excellence in Forestry Climate Change Silver Award in 2014 for a new 7.9 ha plantation of five species of eucalyptus.
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Future Proofing: Innovative Woodland Planting
Primary management objectives for Nursery Wood are to develop a woodland that is resilient; will produce valuable timber; is rich in fauna and flora; is accessible and can be enjoyed by the local community.
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Lasting the test of time: Leighton Coast Redwood Chalet 20 years on
CASE STUDY 2020 Building in Coast Redwood: Leighton chalet at 20 years old
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Deer Management: 10 years of monitoring
Boughton Estate's forestry department has been undertaking systematic deer impact and cull monitoring over 10 years.
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Leighton Coast Redwood Thinning 2019
The Charles Ackers Redwood Grove and Naylor Pinetum at Leighton in mid Wales is owned and managed by the RFS.
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