Woodland Achieving the Biodiversity Strategy targets Anna Lawrence, University of the Highlands and Islands... Two targets showing ‘insufficient progress’ are: • Increase the amount of n
Trang 1Woodland Achieving the Biodiversity Strategy targets
Anna Lawrence, University of the Highlands and Islands
Trang 2The woodland targets:
One is ‘on track’
• 3,000 to 5,000 ha new native woodland created per year
Two targets showing ‘insufficient progress’ are:
• Increase the amount of native woodland in good condition (upwards
of 46% as identified in the Native Woodland Survey of Scotland)
• Restore approximately 10,000 ha of native woodland into satisfactory condition in partnership with private woodland owners through deer management plans
Trang 3New native woodland
Trang 8Good condition
Trang 11Deer management
Trang 12Public cost of deer fencing:
> £10 million / yr
Trang 16Some comments
“In Scotland deer densities are 10-100 higher than Europe and so trees can only grow behind 6 foot high deer fences.”
”The system is broken … I can’t think of a single example of a
functioning Deer Management Group”
“Making deer management statutory rather than voluntary and setting cull targets in the public rather than private interest would reduce
grazing and increase woodland on a massive scale.”
Trang 17• A specific target deer density has not been set Instead culls will be adjusted in line with monitoring information to achieve the above objectives [JMT management plan for L&CD]
Trang 19• How do we get more genuine
commitment to new native
woodland?
• What would make a step change difference in implementing deer management plans?
Questions
Trang 20• Money for control of invasives
• Motivated and inspired volunteers
• Regulation, grants, advice
Trang 21Images from (via the internet in many cases):
• Alec Dauncey
• Alan Watson Featherstone
• Cameron McNeish – from his blog
• Mark Hamblin/scotlandbigpicture.com
• SNH
• Myself