Perfect Age Structure Of A Woodland?!?

[chrissishrimp]

Hi All,

 

I am currently doing a small project at uni on management of a local woodland in Birmingham.

 

I have chosen to look at trees in particular, and more specifically the age/ size of trees.

 

Do you guys think that there is a 'Perfect age/size of trees in a small woodland'?

 

Thanks for any replies!

 

Chris

[Gareth jones]

for me it would depend on the purpose of the woodland. for ameinity, nice big old broadleaf woodland.. oaks, sweet chesnuts, beeches! plenty of variety . The perfect size age could only really be defined for production surley ?

[chrissishrimp]

Yeah, i think your right about the best being for production. But this area is a SSSI area, would it still be the same?

 

Chris

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

for a SSSI the age structure would be dependent on tree species and what the SSSI designation is in regard to, is it for deadwood habitat and associated fauna or say wild flowers associated with an open canopy?

[Gareth jones]

Yeah, i think your right about the best being for production. But this area is a SSSI area, would it still be the same?

 

Chris

 

i couldnt help you there i am affraid.. for i do not know what an SSSI area is

 

:001_rolleyes:Hamadryad is your man!

 

although would you care to enlighten? im pretty keen on learning anything arb related.

 

cheers, Gareth!

[Gareth jones]

for a SSSI the age structure would be dependent on tree species and what the SSSI designation is in regard to, is it for deadwood habitat and associated fauna or say wild flowers associated with an open canopy?

 

so the perfect age structure would be defined by the age of the species were it is at its optimum for habitat?

[Gareth jones]

....roughly lol

[Stephen Blair]

Site of special scientific interest.

 

Should be called sossi

 

Think that's right!

[Luke Quenby]

Site of special scientific interest.

 

Should be called sossi

 

Think that's right!

 

Like it!

[Callum]

Hi All

 

My understanding is that if you are managing a woodland for sustainability and habitat you should be aiming to achieve a mixture of young understory trees, middle aged intermediate sized and mature overstory specimens (as well at good amounts of deadwood etc).

 

The species mix and management plan will depend on what's there at the moment, what's suited to the site etc.

 

Callum