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Woodland Management Planning
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Woodland Management Planning

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Introductory
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Free course Short Course Online

Overview

Welcome to our free Woodland Management Planning course. This course has been developed to support woodland owners to create woodland management plans in England, including: Why we create woodland management plans; How to develop objectives for the woodland; Surveying needs; Creating appropriate maps; Planning operations; The management plan creation and submission process.

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Introductory

Woodland Management Planning

By the end of the course you should know:

At a glance

  • How the woodland management planning process works and what you need to do to complete one
  • How and why the woodland management plan supports woodland owners to meet the standards of sustainable woodland management
  • What different support mechanisms are available during the process
  • How to create a woodland management plan and prepare it for submission
  • How to use online tools to aid management planning and submission
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