Chestnut coppice stacked for sawing into laths

Bluebells under coppice in spring

Timber is one of the UK's biggest imports, yet at the same time many of our native woodlands are suffering from neglect.

Sustainable management of our woodlands is a key area in meeting our environmental obligations, yet at the same time the production from our woodlands could help support environmentally beneficial business, based on adding-value to local resources.

Timber is a renewable resource, capable of producing a wide range of products, from fuel wood to fine furniture.

Restoring our woodlands to a managed state will benefit biodiversity, and help create employment.

By recognising the value of the natural assets of woodland, as a place for wildlife, people, and as a source of useful timber, we can reduce our dependence on imports, and reduce pressure on unsustainably managed forests elsewhere in the world.