Woodland Management
The future of our landscape relies on effective woodland management, just as a garden needs constant maintenance and care to thrive.
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Managing Woodland Effectivley
Woodland management is important to maintain the health of your trees. Trees must be thinned to grow well and invasive species like bramble have to be managed so that they don’t dominate other plants causing various issues. Woodlands that are maintained are more likely to flourish long into the future. By hiring the Tree Doctors to care for your woodland, we can help improve the surrounding nature by producing more ‘edge’ habitats.
What is Involved in Woodland Management?
Regeneration- Regular cycles of regeneration within a woodland play a crucial role in ensuring its long-term health and vitality. Introducing diverse tree species sourced from various geographical areas offers additional advantages; planting species well-suited to your site's future climate can help ensure the woodland's long-term sustainability.
Diversity- A monoculture woodland, lacking species diversity, can be particularly vulnerable to pests and diseases. For example, the devastating ash dieback epidemic highlighted the risks associated with having a single dominant tree species. By cultivating a diverse mix of trees, you can significantly reduce the impact of such outbreaks.
Pest & Disease - The presence of pests and diseases can significantly compromise the health and vitality of your woodland. By proactively addressing these threats, you can take a significant step towards restoring and maintaining a thriving ecosystem.
A small woodland often contains trees all of the same age, so there is a canopy of the same height, casting a shadow that prevents ground flora or re-growth. A management regime consisting of felling, thinning and re-planting creates an edge ecosystem from high canopy right down to grass.
Woodland management can also improve the health of individual trees, via thinning and the digging of drainage ditches again a service our Tree Surgeons can provide. Woodlands that we have today have survived precisely because they have had an economic value to the local community- ‘the wood that pays is the wood that stays’.
There is more biodiversity where two habitats meet, for example, grassland and woodland than in each of those habitats themselves. We offer advice and services for tree mulching too.
The Benefits of Woodland Maintenence
There are many benefits of woodland management that have a positive effect on the society and environment we live in. Firstly there is the renewable production of building materials and firewood which will indefinitely reduce transport distances.
Secondly, good Woodland Management will reduce carbon emissions from building materials and also heating fuel. Moreover, the planting of new Woodland provides a new habit for wildlife to explore. Opening paths through existing woods and also planting new ones improves amenities and awareness of the natural world. You can enjoy woodland walks safely and with little impact on the nature around you.
FAQs on Woodland Management
Your primary obligation is to ensure that trees near public roads or footpaths do not pose a safety hazard. Regular inspections and timely removal of hazardous trees are essential. The Tree Doctors manage overgrown buses and reduce tree branches to maintain safe environments and promote the ecosystem’s health. Planting trees and shrubs to encourage a diverse ecosystem is also important.
- Regeneration and promoting new growth
- Diversity in species of planting
- Pest & Disease Control
