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Dalbeattie Forest has primarily been a commercial forest, though the Forestry Commission has worked with local organisations to expand recreational facilities. The forest now hosts one of the 7stanes biking trails. [83] [84] Forest of Ae: Dumfries and Galloway: 9100 Ae was created by the Forestry Commission soon after it was established.
Woorgreens Lake and Marsh (grid reference) is a 9-hectare (22-acre) nature reserve in Gloucestershire. [1]The site is owned by the Forestry Commission and is managed by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust in partnership with the Forestry Commission. [1]
Kingley Vale is a 204.4-hectare (505-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Chichester in West Sussex. [1] [2] It is also a Special Area of Conservation [3] and a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I. [4] An area of 147.9 hectares (365 acres) is a national nature reserve. [5]
26% of the UK woodland (0.86 million hectares) is managed by Forestry England, Forestry and Land Scotland, Natural Resources Wales or the Northern Ireland Forest service. [ 64 ] When the Forestry Commission was founded in 1919 it inherited responsibility for several forests, some of which were former royal forests and contained ancient woodland ...
There are forest walks and cycle routes maintained by the Forestry Commission nearby. Popular forest walks include the Dalavich Oakwood Trail (where red squirrels, pine martens, woodpeckers and many other woodland inhabitants may be seen), and the Avich Falls; there are many more nature trails, e.g. to Otter Point.
The Forestry Commission promotes many activities at the park, such as cycling, horse riding, walking, orienteering, and others. There is a selection of walking and cycling trails to suit all abilities. The park also holds regular events. Also based at Haldon Forest Park are:Go Ape, The Ridge Cafe, Forest Cycle Hire, Segway Southwest Ltd.
Wykeham Forest is a 2,760-acre (1,115-hectare) woodland 6 miles (9.7 km) in the North York Moors National Park, near to Wykeham, west of Scarborough, England.The wood is a mixture of conifer and broadleaf trees, with some open ground and a Forestry Commission nursery.
Forestry England is a division of the Forestry Commission, responsible for managing and promoting publicly owned forests in England. It was formed as Forest Enterprise in 1996, before devolving to Forest Enterprise England on 31 March 2003 and then being rebranded to Forestry England on 1 April 2019.