From ashes to From ashes to
accessible woodlandaccessible woodland
Nick AtkinsonWoodland Trust
October 2013
““A UK rich in native woods A UK rich in native woods
and trees enjoyed and valued and trees enjoyed and valued
by everyoneby everyone””
The UK is one of the least The UK is one of the least
wooded countries in Europewooded countries in Europe
UK woodland coverUK woodland cover
UK woodland creation ratesUK woodland creation rates
UK woodland (non)creation ratesUK woodland (non)creation rates
UK woodland (non)creation ratesUK woodland (non)creation rates
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Ash dieback (Ash dieback (ChalaraChalara))
ChalaraChalara management planmanagement plan
• Reduce the rate of spread of the disease• Develop resistance to the disease in the ash tree population• Encourage landowner, citizen and industry engagement and action in tackling the problem• Build economic and environmental resilience in woodlands (and other non-woodland trees) and in associated industries
Acute Oak DeclineAcute Oak Decline
Sweet chestnut blight (Cryphonectria parasitica)
• Killed 3.5 billion trees
in eastern USA in first
half of 20th Century
• First seen in Europe in
Italy, 1938
• First found in UK
(Warwickshire) in 2011
Red band needle blight (Dothistroma septosporum)
• Mainly commercial spp. but also Scots pine
• Throughout the UK• Might affect
Caledonian pinewoods
Phytophthora alni
• Highly specific Phytopthera, only attacks alder spp.
• First discovered in UK in 1993
• Widespread throughout riparian ecosystems
• Highest incidence in southeast England
Phytophthora austrocedrae
• Attacks juniper
• Only 400 hectares of juniper woodland in UK
• First found in North Pennines in 2011
Then thereThen there’’s the s the
bugsbugs……Asian long-horned beetle
Great spruce bark beetle
Horse chestnut leaf miner
Dying trees? ThereDying trees? There’’s an app for s an app for
thatthat……
ObservaTREEObservaTREE
Space for PeopleSpace for People
The Woodland Trust’s Woodland Access Standard
aspires:
•that no person should live more than 500m from at least
one area of accessible woodland of no less than 2ha
in size•that there should also be at
least one area of accessible
woodland of no less than 20ha within 4km (8km round
trip) of people’s homes
Space for PeopleSpace for People
Country
% population with
access to 2ha+ wood
within 500m
% population with access
to 20ha+ wood within 4
km
2004 2009 2004 2009
England 10.2 14.5 55.2 63
Wales 15.7 17.4 72.3 76.7
Scotland 15.3 27.8 54.4 83
Northern Ireland 7.5 7.2 50.3 40.2
UK 10.8 15.6 55.8 64.8
Space for PeopleSpace for People……
in Nottinghamshirein Nottinghamshire
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in Derbyshirein Derbyshire
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in Leicestershirein Leicestershire
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in Rutlandin Rutland
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in Northamptonshirein Northamptonshire
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in Lincolnshirein Lincolnshire
East Midlands S4PEast Midlands S4P
Engaging peopleEngaging people
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Launched Wednesday 28 July 2011
Woodland Carbon CodeWoodland Carbon Code
• Transparent Code of Practice to inspire
investor confidence
• Published by Defra, “owned” by Forestry Commission
• Tests for additionality
• Provides standard models for carbon sequestration
• Requires UKFS and independent
certification• Markit carbon registry
Carbon sequestrationCarbon sequestration
• FC models based on
timber yield data• Needs information
about• species
• spacing• growth rate
• management
• Use ESC-DSS model (also FC) to estimate
growth rate
tCO
2e
years
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Good for wildlife, good for people, good for business
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