Make a Christmas Wreath
- Chailey Parish Hall, Chailey, East Sussex
- 05 Dec 2024
We fed in to a sobering report via Cambridge University-led workshop which was published in the journal Forestry in November 2023.
This report warned that UK forests were heading for 'catastrophic eco-system collapse within the next 50 years due to multiple threats'.
However, the lead author Dr Eleanor Tew feels that 'we do have time to make a difference, and there is a lot we can do to make our forests more resilient.'
Solutions include active management, which is designed to mimic the processes that used to occur naturally in our woodlands, allowing them to recover and become more resilient.
When managed and used well, our woodlands are vital to thriving local economies, wildlife, and the wellbeing of local communities, as well as hugely valuable in the fight against climate change.
We will enable more sustainable woodland management by supporting networks of woodland owners and managers with our knowledge and advice.
We will use our community expertise to increase the number of productive woodlands and advise the best use of woodlands for their owners / managers.
We will encourage the use of woodlands for social forestry through community projects - helping people get healthy the woodland way.
We will educate to protect woodlands for the future by developing a culture for future generations that respects nature, heritage skills, and community.