Forestry Conference - Beyond the Bark and Timber: the social and economic value of forests and trees
This conference, which will be held at the Guest Hall at Alnwick Castle on 30 April, has a top line-up of speakers to showcase and discuss the value of trees to society beyond the material value.The CLA and Forestry Commission are delighted to invite everyone with an interest in forestry and woodland to this conference which will explore examples and opportunities to create additional value - both social and economic – beyond the purely commercial aspects related to timber.
Designed for those wanting to diversify their woodland and forests for income and activities by introducing a ‘people’ element. This event seeks to identify a variety of case studies, and explore their successes and challenges in doing this.
It will be of value to farmers, landowners, land managers as well as forestry and woodland and park management professionals interested in the amenity value of trees and woodland. It will zoom in on different types of diversification that is peripheral to the material value of trees and woodland.
The event is intended to stimulate ideas and inform existing woodland owners, and those wanting to create woodland with a social amenity aspect incorporated in it. It will also look at the implications of how such plantings are managed and the impact on woodland management plans.
Speakers include:
Gavin Lane (Chair) – President, CLA
Marie Fallon (Vice-Chair) - Chair of Forestry & Woodland Advisory Committee, North East, Forestry Commission
Graham Clark – Senior Land Use Policy Adviser, CLA
Richard Hartley MICFor Hartley - Woodland Resilience Officer, Forestry Commission
Dr Jonathan Woolley - Head of the Society and Environment Research Group, Forest Research
Mark Holroyd - Head of Recreation and Communications, Forestry England (Whinlatter)
Alex MacLennan - Recreation, Public Affairs Manager, Forestry England (Kielder)
Lloyd Jones - Forest Manager, North East Community Forest (Abbot’s Wood)
Cora Pfarre - Head Forester, Maydencroft
Mark Cunliffe-Lister – Proprietor, Swinton Estate Park Estate
Claire Gillingham - Proprietor, Walkmill Campsite
We thank Northumberland Estates for kindly hosting the event and Green-tech, Forest Research, Tees Community Forest and North East Community Forest for their generous sponsorship.
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