Woodland Management & Tree Restoration
We work with private estates, councils, small woodland owners, charities, and farmers.
Woodlands are often overlooked, yet they remain one of the most valuable resources available to landowners. Even the smallest patch of woodland can generate extra income while boosting biodiversity, benefits that can be passed on to future generations.
Over the last century, many of our smaller woodlands have fallen into neglect, leaving the UK reliant on importing around 73% of its timber. While many small woodland buyers focus on conserving their land as a natural haven, and rightly so, there is often potential to do even more. Through sensitive management practices such as thinning or coppicing, you can both improve biodiversity and produce marketable products. Allowing more light to reach the woodland floor encourages regeneration, giving rise to new saplings, flora, and fauna.
Our small woodlands are a vital source of sawn timber, firewood, charcoal, and other high-quality forest products. With thoughtful, site-specific management, we work alongside landowners to create detailed, long-term woodland plans, looking ahead for the next 40 years.
Woodland Management & Tree Restoration in North Wales
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We begin with a walk through the woodland alongside the landowner. During this visit, we identify key features such as trees of significant aesthetic or ecological value, old boundary lines, species with economic potential, soil types, and ground cover indicators that reveal which trees will thrive.
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Next, we map the woodland and divide it into compartments. Often, the land itself dictates where these compartments fall, such as areas dominated by a single species or natural boundary banks. A woodland can have as many compartments or sub-compartments as needed.
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Once compartments are established, we plan specific management actions for each area over the coming decades. For example, Compartment Two might undergo halo thinning in winter 2029, followed by restocking with Douglas fir, hazel, cherry, and sweet chestnut.
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Practical access is essential for low-impact woodland management. Each compartment should ideally be reachable by a small tractor and trailer, supported by a network of simple woodland rides or tracks. These don’t need to be manicured—just level enough for safe timber extraction, usually carried out in the summer when the ground is firm. Beyond logistics, these rides also provide ecological benefits, acting as wildlife corridors for birds, grasses, flowers, and insects.
