Guidance

Priority open habitats and woodland creation: A field guide

Supplementary guidance offering an overview of those priority open habitats most likely to need consideration during the planning and assessment of woodland creation proposals.

From:
Forestry Commission
Published
26 November 2020

Applies to England

Documents

Priority open habitats and woodland creation: A field guide (2020)

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Details

This field guide to woodland creation and priority open habitats includes the following information:

  • a definition of priority habitats
  • information on the extent of priority habitats in England
  • the eight principles applied when considering woodland creation on or near to a priority open habitat
  • an overview of priority open habitats – their definition, characteristic plants and associated national vegetation communities (NVC)
  • conservation issues and indicators of poor condition
  • surveys to inform suitability for woodland creation
Published 26 November 2020

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