1. Lowland Woodland Management
Problems and Opportunities
Mike Strachan

2. Problems and opportunities
Issues
Lack of woodland culture
Cattle need me today, the trees will be there tomorrow
My father planted trees in We made £190 from the sale and it cost us £5000 to replant the site
They get in the way of the tractor. Do you know how much wing mirrors cost?
Trust
Paperwork
Time
Skills

3. UNDERESTIMATE The resource Over 300,000ha of woodland on farms
<5% is being managed
Growing at approx 1.5 million tonnes/year
Approx 1 million tonnes sustainable cut/yr
If all as firewood value of approx £30 million/yr
UNDERESTIMATE

4. Undermanaged woods

5. What you could have!

6. How
Select
Prune
Thin

7. Quality Broadleaves

8. How to manage? DIY Legislation and paperwork Forestry Agent
One stop shop
Collaboration

11. Why Manage? Financial Shelter Biodiversity Fuelwood Sporting
Animal welfare
Natural lambing sheds

12. Oil, LPG or Wood?

13. An option?
Qualified Forester sets up in business to manage small woodlands for landowners. He/she does all the necessary paperwork and manages the woods.
Landowner receives say £100/ha from the Forester, gets field trees pruned back and some firewood. Forester gets the timber removed to sell and any grant support.
Would you entertain them if they knocked on your door?