Natural Resources Wales is responsible for the sustainable management of the publicly owned woodlands and forests of Wales. They are managed for the benefit and well-being of the people who visit them and depend on them for their livelihood. This responsibility includes improving their biodiversity and long-term resilience to climate change so that future generations will also be able to enjoy the benefits they provide. Every ten years Natural Resources Wales reviews the long-term management plans for each forest area. These are compiled in a new Forest Resource Plan, which set out the long-term vision for these woodlands and are the basis for 25-year silvicultural programmes of work (management of the trees) that set out to deliver this vision.
Carno Forest Resource Plan includes 6 woodlands in Powys covering approximately 324 hectares. The setting for the majority of the woodlands is mostly unimproved grassland on the hill tops, and native woodland along the valley bottoms. A large proportion of the woodlands are conifer plantation, with over 56% spruce, with small amounts of fir, pine, and larch. 17 hectares is Plantation on Ancient Woodland Sites (PAWS) or Ancient Semi Natural Woodlands (ASNW).
Below is a link to the summary of objectives for the plan:
Carno Forest Resource Plan Summary of Objectives
This document helps to explain some of the categories shown on the maps below:
Maps
Overview of Forest Resource Plan Forests
Map 1 - Long Term Primary Management Objectives
Map 2 - Forest Management Systems
Map 3 – Indicative Forest Types and Habitats
Summary of the main changes that will occur in the forest:
We would like to know your opinion and views on the new plans for Carno so it can help us improve the long-term management of the forest.
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