Aimed at those currently managing or planning to manage woodland, this course covers both practical and theoretical aspects of managing a small wood. The extended two day format allows for a more in-depth, applied approach that will include preparing an outline management plan and Woodland Grant Scheme Application for an area of local woodland. You will be shown a variety of approaches for producing a management plan, including the format used by the Forestry Commission.

The two day format for this course will be based partly in the Woodland College at the Green Wood Centre and partly in the Ironbridge Gorge woodlands, an area that, with its rich heritage and chequered past, is fascinating and holds many challenges.

There will be an opportunity with this course to gain a qualification at Level 3 with the Open College Network. The taught element will be covered over the weekend and then you will be required to submit a piece of written work for assessment.Jim Waterson is senior lecturer in rural affairs at Harper Adams University College and former manager of Severn Gorge Countryside Trust.

This course is part funded through the Defra VTS Scheme. Please call Katherine McNidder on 01952 432769 to check your eligibility within this scheme.

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