Forest Habitat Networks – 10 – 13 March

[Charlieh]

got this via email so thought i would post it. If its of interest to anyone PM me and i can forward the whole email

 

Forest Habitat Networks – Building New Wildlife Friendly Landscapes 10 – 13 March 2008

 

Snowdonia national park

 

OBJECTIVES:

Participants will:

* Improve their understanding of landscape ecological principles from a woodland and trees perspective, in particular in respect to:

 

a) Ecological isolation and its impact on wildlife species.

 

b) Movement of species through the landscape:

metapopulation dynamics.

 

c) Woodland biodiversity in relation to woodland density, size and structure.

 

d) The role of landscape scale processes such as grazing.

 

e) The importance of non-wooded habitats as part of Landscape networks.

 

* Comprehend the design principles of landscape networks with regard to the following:

 

a) Maintaining existing nature conservation resources such as ancient woodland.

 

b) Woodland distribution, design and management.

 

c) Plantations, riparian areas, other non woodland habitats.

 

d) New wildwoods; large natural reserves.

 

e) Management within woods taking account of the landscape-scale perspective.

 

* Examine examples of forest habitat network developments from upland and lowland Britain.

* Explore how incentives and policies can be used to implement these ideas.

* Contribute their experiences and share views with others.

 

 

its 4 fairly full days, cost is £320 for course, accomodation and all food.

 

Course Organisers: Andrew Weir, Senior Lecturer, Plas Tan y Bwlch, in conjunction with Keith Kirby, Woodlands Officer, Natural England and Jim Latham, Woodlands Ecologist Countryside Council for Wales.

 

regards

 

Charlie

PS i hope i've posted this in the right place?

[cerneARB]

Sounds great. Shame i cant make it.

 

Dont understand ' new wildwood reserve '. We dont have any wild woods left except a small Island up in the Highlands. Birch and Scots pine wildwood remnants.

 

Dont they mean non intervention? there two different things.

[Charlieh]

Dont understand ' new wildwood reserve '. We dont have any wild woods left except a small Island up in the Highlands. Birch and Scots pine wildwood remnants.

 

Dont they mean non intervention? there two different things.

 

I think its looking to creating large areas of wildwood in the future, so forward planning and low intervention, which seems to becoming more and more talked about in conservation circles, and not just woodland over a whole range of habitats.

 

lots of the sessions are discussion and group activities obviously trying to stimulate constructive ideas and see how people view the future of woodland and forestry.