A New Dawn for Native Woodland Restoration on the Forestry Commission Estate in Scotland - 2005
This report was compiled by George F Peterken and Alan W Stevenson and is firstly a review of the past ambitious strategy and plans initiated in 1991to restore substantial native woodland areas on the national forest estate (formerly known as the Forestry Commission estate) in many parts of Scotland. There are chapters on historical context, reviews on a number of specific sites and a series of pointers and objectives that could apply in the future to all native woodland sites. The author George Peterken is an eminent native woodland ecologist and specialist. Alan Stevenson at the time was a policy advisor for Forestry Commission Scotland but prior to this Forest Management and Environment officer for North Scotland Territory (roughly north of the line Dundee to Kintyre) when he was instrumental in driving the large and ambitious native woodland restoration programme on thousands of hectares begun in 1991.
The beautifully presented 60 page booklet designed by Alan Melville contains a great many specific site images. The contents of the booklet are:
Authors Note
Summary - 110 sites listed for Forestry Commission estate in Scotland
1. Introduction
1.1 setting the scene
1.2 Defining the scope of the restoration
2. Looking Back – Historical Context
2.1 Forestry Commission management of native woods 1919-1989
2.2 Reviews and plans in the 1990s
2.3 Biodiversity Action Plan Targets
2.4 The social aspects of
2.5 native woodland management
3. Looking Today – A review and Commentary
3.1 The position in 2003
3.2 Progress towards HAP targets
3.3 How natural is the restored woodland?
3.4 Longer –term experience
3.5 Involving people
3.6 Partnerships and funding
3.7 Scope for improvement
4. Looking Forward – Some Pointer to a New Future
4.1 Components of Restoration
4.2 Phases and timing
4.3 Developing long-term objectives
4.4 Introducing diversity by silvicultural operations
4.5 Management is semi-natural stands
4.6 Network and forest structural issues
4.7 Monitoring and data
4.8 Community involvement, public access and appreciation
4.9 Future partnership working
4.10 Wider significance
5. Conclusion
References
Case Studies
1.0 Loch Lomondside
2.0 Knapdale
3.0 Dalavich
4.0 Glen Loy
5.0 Glen Garry
6.0 Knockie
7.0 Glen Morriston
8.0 Glen Affric
9.0 Glen More
10.0 Clashindarroch
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