Advice on Cert in Arb coursework please

[APC]

Hi there, before I start, I don't want the question answered for me, but I'm a little confused about how to approach this question. The part I am confused about is the "site conditions and location" aspect. I'm finding it hard to understand what they actually mean. I think it is probably simple, possibly to do with site being in favourable, recovering or declining, like with Higher Level Stewardship site condition assessments. Can anyone give any pointers, where to look more than anything. I can see myself needlessly waffling on for this part. And I presume location could include proximity of woodland to settlement, ease of access to manage the site etc?

 

I've been tearing my hair out as I have definitely waffled on the other 3 questions in this unit and I just want to get it finished and sent off now.

 

Many thanks for reading!

 

Identify the constraints, which may apply to woodland maintenance systems.

 

The following headings should be used in your answer:

 

Legislation and European Union Regulations.

Site condition and location.

Pressure groups and specialist bodies.

 

Relate your answer to the woodland systems; coppice, coppice with standards, wood pasture, plantation, ancient and semi-ancient woodland.

[APC]

Also, would it be best to single out each woodland system and treat them separately with the legislation, site condition and pressure groups as individual headings for each system?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Well under legislation, certainly ( i assume) will be restrictions based on SAC sssi etc

 

site conditions and location, ie a high water table, or underlying limiting geology

 

i pressume the last means pressure gruops such as local conservationist, footpath users that kind of thing

 

but Im only guessing, i am not even remotley good at translating these requests,

[APC]

Well under legislation, certainly ( i assume) will be restrictions based on SAC sssi etc

 

site conditions and location, ie a high water table, or underlying limiting geology

 

i pressume the last means pressure gruops such as local conservationist, footpath users that kind of thing

 

but Im only guessing, i am not even remotley good at translating these requests,

 

That is kind of how I was getting on to interpret it! I'm going to tackle each woodland system individually with the site cons,legislation blah headings.

 

Thank you!

[Brushcutter]

Hi there, before I start, I don't want the question answered for me, but I'm a little confused about how to approach this question. The part I am confused about is the "site conditions and location" aspect. I'm finding it hard to understand what they actually mean. I think it is probably simple, possibly to do with site being in favourable, recovering or declining, like with Higher Level Stewardship site condition assessments. Can anyone give any pointers, where to look more than anything. I can see myself needlessly waffling on for this part. And I presume location could include proximity of woodland to settlement, ease of access to manage the site etc?

 

I've been tearing my hair out as I have definitely waffled on the other 3 questions in this unit and I just want to get it finished and sent off now.

 

Many thanks for reading!

 

Identify the constraints, which may apply to woodland maintenance systems.

 

The following headings should be used in your answer:

 

Legislation and European Union Regulations.

Site condition and location.

Pressure groups and specialist bodies.

 

Relate your answer to the woodland systems; coppice, coppice with standards, wood pasture, plantation, ancient and semi-ancient woodland.

 

My brain is full of useful (or at least i think they are) bits of info but i quite like that question and just want to write an essay; well report technically as it has headings.

 

Legal stuff

European Habitat Directive

Town & Country Planning act 1990(Conservation area TPOs)

Forestry Act 1967 (Felling Licences)

Highways act 1980 may have some relevence

Local Government (misc provisions) act 1976 (dealing with dangerous trees on private property)

Ocuupirers Liabilty Act 1957/84 (Tree inspections)

Acess to Neighbouring Lands Act 1992 (having to crosss someone elses land to enter woodland)

Countryside & Wildlife Act amended 1981 (Badgers, Adders, Newts ect)

Countryside and ROW Act 2000 (footpaths right to roam etc)

Commons Act 2006

 

Location & site conditions

SSSI

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Geology - that can get it in the other two above alone.

Aspect

Relief

Urban proximity

Past use of land (used for practice for WW2 ect)

Archeology

Acess type

Proximity to public hiway

Water table hight

Water bodies

Soil type (technically geology but pedology is the soil bit)

Deer populations

Deer damage

Squirrl damage + population

People dammage

 

Pressure groups & specialist bodies

Natural England

FC

Local Gov.

Bat Groups

General conservation people

Minority groups in the contryside (a topic in its self)

Save the trees bregadge (people who don't understand or support management issues)

Firewood/forestry contractors

Deer initive

Save the bambi bregade

FC sell off impact on public

Forest SChools/green play

Woodland recreation.

 

Just a few ideas from the top of my head.

[APC]

Hi there Brushcutter!! Apologies for the late reply but thank you very much for that!! It's been mega helpful!! Can't wait to get this one done and dusted!!

 

Thanks again,

 

Adam