Sheffield woodland and forest management programme supports local wildlife and builds in resilience in the face of increasing threats to trees and climate change

As part of the Heritage Funded Sheffield Lakeland partnership the woodland team at Sheffield City Council are tackling the legacy of unproductive conifer plantations by clear felling and replanting with species of tree that will result in a richer and more resilient woodland landscape.

Working with Yorkshire Water and Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust, Sheffield Council is coordinating a four year programme of forestry work to remove or modify conifer plantations which are uneconomic,