Yorkshire Dales Forum Woodland Creation Crispin Thorn, Area - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Yorkshire Dales Forum Woodland Creation

Crispin Thorn, Area Director

Presentation Overview

• Background
• Yorkshire Dales Management Plan - Current target / ambition
• Value of Woodlands (Opportunties) / Challenges
• Support Available

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National Accord between Forestry Commission and National Parks England

Working in Partnership Locally

Local Context

1,000 ha’s planted in the last 10 years Native woodland remains at only 2.5% Overall woodland cover approx. 5%

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Opportunities Partnership Working

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Value of Woodlands Natural Flood Management / Water Quality

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Woodland can reduce flo lood ris isk k and im improve water quali lity by:

• Reducing the volume of flood water at

source by increasing evaporation;

• Slowing the rate of runoff from the

land by increasing soil infiltration;

• Enhancing floodplain storage and

delaying the flood peak by increasing hydraulic roughness;

• Reducing sediment delivery and

siltation, increasing conveyance.

Mechanisms

forestry.gov.uk/carboncode

Valu lue of f Woodlands Carbon

The Woodland Carbon Code is a voluntary code designed to encourage a consistent approach to Woodland Creation Projects involving carbon statements & claims.

Climate change and forestry

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Value of Woodlands Wood markets

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Value of Woodlands Biodiversity

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Challenges

The Importance of Resilience

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Challenges

Right Tree in the Right Place

Regulatory ry Framework

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Opportunities – Support

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Crispin Thorn Area Director crispin.thorn@forestrycommission. gov.uk