TY - GEN

T1 - Continuous Cover Forestry Group (Wales) - Clocaenog Forest Visit October 2014

AU - Walmsley, James

AU - Hill, Nicholas

PY - 2015/4/22

Y1 - 2015/4/22

N2 - Clocaenog Forest covers an area of 4,166 ha of which approximately 50% is designated to LowerImpact Silvicultural Systems (LISS). The forest also hosts the Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF) area (www.forestry.gov.uk/fr/INFD-94LCMR), established in 2002 in collaboration with Bangor University and Forest Research. Clocaenog is an upland site, ranging from 300 m to 500 m above sea level and underlain by Silurian slates and shales. The species composition is dominated by Sitka spruce (61% by area) and Norway spruce (11% by area).The management priorities are conservation (maintenance of red squirrel and black grouse habitat), and timber production. Public usage is relatively limited. Substantial pockets of windthrow were sustained during winter 2013/2014, providing challenges and opportunities for Dave Williams and his team in Natural Resources Wales. These formed the basis for a major part of the site visit.

AB - Clocaenog Forest covers an area of 4,166 ha of which approximately 50% is designated to LowerImpact Silvicultural Systems (LISS). The forest also hosts the Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF) area (www.forestry.gov.uk/fr/INFD-94LCMR), established in 2002 in collaboration with Bangor University and Forest Research. Clocaenog is an upland site, ranging from 300 m to 500 m above sea level and underlain by Silurian slates and shales. The species composition is dominated by Sitka spruce (61% by area) and Norway spruce (11% by area).The management priorities are conservation (maintenance of red squirrel and black grouse habitat), and timber production. Public usage is relatively limited. Substantial pockets of windthrow were sustained during winter 2013/2014, providing challenges and opportunities for Dave Williams and his team in Natural Resources Wales. These formed the basis for a major part of the site visit.

UR - https://www.ccfg.org.uk/

M3 - Other contribution

VL - Spring 2015

CY - Online

ER -