Summary
The South West Woodland Renaissance Partnership vision is to regenerate woodland and forestry in the South West for the benefit of the economy, society and the environment. Through the Woodland Renaissance Scheme the Partnership aims to inspire and sustain investment in woodlands, timber processing and all associated goods and services. It will integrate and consolidate the best of smaller local initiatives, enabling gaps in delivery, quality and scale to be overcome, and will focus on supporting woodland management, harvesting, processing, local timber use, woodfuel development, and increasing the benefits to the industry of non-timber use of woodlands. Training and quality initiatives, promotion, marketing and general awareness development will underpin the work.
Photo: Forestry Commission
Aims and Purpose of the Scheme
- To gain public recognition and support for woodlands, forestry and its associated products and services as important, sustainable land-use industries.
- To increase the value and contribution of the industry to the regional economy, society and environment.
- To increase economic, technical, business and market knowledge within and about the industry.
- To identify, codify and roll out best practice across the region.
- To seek, support and, where appropriate, implement further diversification initiatives in the land-based industries resulting from EU and UK government reforms.
Target Beneficiaries
The Target group is the forestry, woodland and timber industries of the South West and associated wood and timber using industries such as the tourism, construction and retail sectors. Investment in the wood processing chain from grower to seller of end products will benefit from inward investment through Woodland Renaissance and other funding streams. The Partnership sees three areas where investment can benefit the industry:
1. The timber supply chain and the marketing of its products.
2. The emerging technologies for alternative uses of wood such as biofuels.
3. The tourism and leisure sector where benefits will be made available not only to the industry but also to the population of the South West.
The following publications are available to view by downloading an Adobe PDF version.
- Assessing the Current Growing Conifer Resource in the SW
SW Current Growing Conifer Resource Dec 2009.pdf
This study was commissioned by South West Woodland Renaissance to provide information on the softwood timber production from forests of the SW Region in relation to a number of possible end uses so as to inform decisions of public and private investors. - RDPE - Potential forestry investments under RDPE measures
Potential forestry investments under RDPE measures.doc - RDPE - Woodland Renaissance Guidance
WRPG A5 Supplement.pdf
An outline of the type of proposals from the forestry and woodland sector that Woodland Renaissance is looking to support. - RDPE - Woodland Renaissance Prospectus
Silvanus 1727-Leaflet-2.pdf
evelopment Programme for England (RDPE) in SW England for those involved in woodland/forestry or timber processing. - South West England Woodland and Forestry Strategic Economic Study 2002
Contents.pdf
The original study, South West England Woodland and Forestry Strategic Economic Study - prepared for the South West Regional Development Agency and the Forestry Commission by Land Use Consultants, Eamonn Wall & Co, Atlantic/Roger Tym & Partners, Professor Colin Price and Paul Sandys, in October 2002: Contents (Full report available on request) - South West England Woodland and Forestry Strategic Economic Study, 2002
swreportpart1.pdf
Executive summary - Summary of Recommendations
swreportpart2.pdf
Summary of Recommendations - Times Supplement Article
TImesArt.pdf
The South West was featured highly in a Times supplement on timber in construction and Woodland Renaissance took the opportunity to promote the region's timber resources. Read the article that appeared in the supplement. - Updated Strategic Study - April 2009
Strategic Study - Final Version.pdf
In December 2008 EKOS, in association with Lockhart Garratt Ltd and Professor Colin Price of Bangor University was commissioned by South West Woodland Renaissance to update the 2002 Strategic Economic Study of South West England Woodland & Forestry. The final report was presented in April 2009 and can be downloaded here. EKOS also undertook an evaluation of South West Woodland Renaissance (SWWR). This evaluation provided a rounded appreciation of the direct economic and more qualitative, additional impacts of the Woodland Renaissance scheme. It complements the earlier SWRDA commissioned evaluation of the whole Rural Renaissance programme which focussed on process. The evaluation is available on request.
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