NEW FOREST TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS WOODLAND

NEW FOREST TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS WOODLAND

1. The National Park lies within the county of Hampshire, on the south-central coast of England

2. How the forest is being used by man

   • New Forest visitor attractions offer wildlife and nature places, historic houses and museums, food and drink places, adventure sites and gardens to walk through. you can also cycle.
     • Recreation
   • Conservation.
     • All of the receipts from timber sales go back into the area helping to cover the costs of tree establishment, conservation and recreation work.
   • Timber and timber products
     • During the winter months the forest produces some 1,000 tonnes of quality hardwoods, mainly oak, that is largely used for green oak buildings and beams.
     • The timber comes from areas that are either thinned to promote the growth of the remaining trees or from areas cleared for replanting
     • The New Forest produces approximately 50,000 tonnes of timber per annum, equivalent to over 2,000 lorry loads each year.

3. The Sustainable Management of the New Forest

   • The most popular activities are walking, cycling, horse riding and camping and the forest is generally well-equipped to cater for these.
     • Planning for recreational use
   • Conservation
     • There are 20 conservation areas in the New Forest National Park, of which three straddle the boundary between the Park and New Forest District Council’s area
   • Replanting
     • The New Forest Trust often hold events for families to do replanting. this is sustainable as by doing many of these events they can replant many trees in a set amount of time. Fpr example, in a recent event they held, over 300 familes planted trees.
   • Controlled Felling
     • Selective felling of native species is also undertaken so as to increase woodland diversity and benefit wildlife - additional space created between standing trees helps those that remain ‘grow-on’, spreading their crowns and creating new or modified places in which wildlife can live.

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