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We offer two pieces of guidance to help you plan your woodland

Your forests – the Welsh Government’s Woodland Estate – are a national treasure and Natural Resources Wales manages them on your behalf.

Find out what guides our management of your forests – the Welsh Government Woodland Estate.

We help to maintain, support, conserve and enhance the Welsh Government Woodland Estate.

Community woodland with facilities for all to enjoy

Woodland with waterfall and huge hill fort

Read on to find 20 ways you can make your woodland walks even more fun

The forest resource plan is a core management document used on the Welsh Government’s Woodland Estate. It lays out proposals for the future management of a woodland in accordance with current policy and practice.

The woodlands that make up the Estate are some of our greatest natural assets. They make a valuable contribution to all our lives, generating economic, environmental, social and cultural well-being benefits.

Find out about international forest certification schemes, the UK’s independent certification standard for verifying sustainable forestry practice and how they benefit Wales.

North East Wales will be known for its high-quality woodlands. New woodland creation will reflect landscape character and local culture, whilst delivering the wealth of environmental, economic and social benefits that woodlands and forests have to offer.

Planting trees can have benefits for your land or the local community and for wildlife and the environment.

If you are new to tree planting, you can get advice from many organisations.

Diverse woodlands are more resilient, they recover better from disturbances, such as a disease outbreak or fire. Diverse woodlands can hopefully withstand extreme weather events like gales or floods.

The Ancient Woodland Inventory shows woodlands that have had continuous woodland cover for some centuries.

Access online sales of timber grown on the Welsh Government's woodland estate.

Information on the long-term timber contracts offered on the Welsh Government Woodland Estate.

There are many grants available for woodland creation. You can use the grants to help you plan and develop your new woodland. The grants are available throughout the year.