Felling of non-native trees continues in woodland
Visitors to Raincliffe, Row Brow and Forge Valley Woods may have seen the next stage of restoration works taking place this month, with another 20 hectares of woodland being managed.
The Woodland Trust, on behalf of the Raincliffe Wood Community Enterprise (RWCE) is gradually removing non-native trees at Raincliffe Woods thanks to a £100,000 grant from WREN’s FCC Biodiversity Action Fund.
WREN is a not-for-profit business that awards grants through the Landfill Communities Fund, from funds generated by FCC Environment, delivering community, environmental and heritage projects countrywide.
The work will allow more light to penetrate the tree canopy, which will in turn encourage a wide variety of native plants, trees and wildlife to recolonise the woods such as birch, oak, lime and field maple trees, wood warblers, tree pipits, cuckoos and bats.
A large proportion of the felled timber will be used for green energy in the form of wood fuel and the rest will be used as saw logs for the construction industry.
The works, which will continue until the end of the month, are mainly focused around the sawmill car park area and visitors are asked to use alternative areas of the wood during this period. The RWCE apologises for any inconvenience this may cause.