The East Midlands Woodland Opportunity Guidance
The Woodland Opportunity report was informed by the East Midlands Regional Landscape Character Assessment (EMRLCA).
Ancient Woodland
It puts in place guidance to help deliver the Regional Forestry Framework targets, provides a broad strategic direction of travel for woodland planting in the Region and has potential to be use to inform woodland grants and stewardship schemes.
The report maps the broad woodland strategy for each Regional Landscape Character Type, indicating which types should have high, medium and low woodland and tree planting priorities and the broad woodland management strategy for each regional character type.
The Woodland Opportunity Report has been divided into a set of PDF documents that correspond with each of the main sections of the report and the accompanying Figures.
Section 1 - Introduction: (672kb)
Section 2 - Endorsements: (197kb)
Section 3 - National and Regional Context: (229kb)
Section 4 - WOM Guidance Approach: (281kb)
Section 5 - Sub-sections 1-3: (2.74mb)
Section 5 - Sub-sections 4-6: (4.74mb)
Section 5 - Sub-sections 7-9: (2.11mb)
Section 5 - Sub-sections 10-11: (4.2mb)
Section 6 - Future Directions: (298kb)
Section 7 - Additional Information: (6.21mb)
Woodland Opportunity Mapping In Your Local Authority Area
Does your local area have a high landscape capacity for woodland and tree planting?
This map: (512kb) shows the results of the Woodland Opportunity Mapping study divided by Local Authority administrative boundaries. It can be used as an evidence base to shape local policy, inform green infrastructure design and planning, inform climate change adaptation strategies or provide support for local initiatives to increase woodland or tree planting.
