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The Lowther Estate in Cumbria worked with partners including the Forestry Commission, Natural England and the Eden Rivers Trust to bring to fruition a new large scale productive woodland in the North West of England.
In 2017 Lowther Estate gained approval for 170 hectares of new productive woodland, ‘Jacks Wood’, named after the estate’s recently retired forester, Ian Jack, who led the development of the project.
The new woodland is largely within the Lake District National Park and has seen the planting of 121 ha of productive conifer, with the remainder made up of predominantly productive broadleaves. In total, 213,098 trees have been planted, making this one of the largest areas of productive conifer to be planted in England since the 1980’s.
Lowther Estates used the Woodland Creation Planning Grant to help cover the planning and design costs for the new woodland. The estate also received approval for funding under the Countryside Stewardship scheme for the planting and maintenance of the woodland.
"Our success is entirely down to the work of Ian Jack. The Woodland Creation Planning Grant funding helped him plan and gain approval for this magnificent commercial woodland, which will support many local jobs and associated forestry businesses."
LANSS were delighted to attend this event which focused on exploring and building on opportunities within work-based and practical agroecological training. We looked at different training models and heard real life examples of them working in practice. We also learned how devolution will give our…
As part of the Cumbrian Rainforest Project, Cumbria Woodlands are offering two learning opportunities in September. A training day at Thornythwaite Farm - Habitat Management for Temperate Rainforest Species, and a Webinar - Restoring Temperate Rainforest, Lessons from the South West.
Restoring Temperate Rainforest - Lessons from around the UK. Recently, Cumbria Woodlands hosted a webinar looking at Rainforest Restoration from projects across the UK. The presentation recordings from four separate speakers are now available to watch
As part of its One Tree per Resident Project, Westmorland & Furness Council is launching a grant scheme aimed at increasing community involvement in tree and hedgerow planting across Westmorland and Furness, which will help to enhance green spaces, tackle the climate crisis and support biodiversity
