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Glastir Woodland Restoration

Forest Management Plan

How to Complete Guidance

Welsh Government Rural Communities – Rural

Development Programme for Wales 2014 - 2020

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Version 2 - October 2015

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Glastir Woodland Restoration

Forest Management Plan

How to Complete Guide

Important Notice:

These instructions will give you step-by-step guidance on how to complete your Glastir

Woodland Restoration Forest Management Plan.

The Welsh Government produces this Guide in Welsh and English as required under the

Welsh Government Welsh Language Scheme. Should you require a copy of this guide in

Welsh, you can access it from www.wales.gov.uk/RPWonline by selecting the language

switcher at the top of the page and re-opening the document.

If you are encountering problems or are unable to access our website, please contact the

RPW Online Helpdesk on 0300 062 5004 or email

RPWOnline@Wales.gsi.gov.uk

Please complete and submit your Forest Management Plan by the date specified in the

selection letter.

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Content:

Page:

INTRODUCTION - Getting Started

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SECTION 1 - Property Details

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SECTION 2 - Vision and Objectives

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SECTION 3 - Woodland Survey (Landscape)

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3 Woodland Survey and Design

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3.2 Information

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SECTION 4 - Woodland Structure and Diversity

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4.1 Forest Structure

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SECTION 5 - Livestock, Water and Soil

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5.0 Deer

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5.1 Livestock and Other Mammals

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5.2 Water and Soil

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SECTION 6 - Capital Works

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SECTION 7 – Additional Information

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INTRODUCTION - Getting Started

Once the Expression of Interest (EOI) has been processed and selected, a letter confirming

selection will be sent to the customer, along with a blank Forest Management Plan and

GeoPDF. These items will be sent online via the customer’s RPW Online account, which will

be accessible by the customer or their agent.

Using information contained within the GeoPDF, the scheme rules and following a site

survey, the customer or agent will need to annotate the GeoPDF and complete the Forest

Management Plan, using the following guidance.

The Forest Management Plan is a Microsoft Excel based document. It has eight separate

tabs along the bottom of the document representing the different sections to be completed.

All sections must be completed to support the capital works that are in the Forest

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SECTION 1 - Property Details

Enter the customer / tenant or managers name

and contact details Owner, Tenant, Please select

Manager or Agent

If the customer does not have management control, then they

are not eligible for Glastir Woodland Restoration. Please number any paper maps or accompanying

documentation, ensuring the CRN, Scheme Reference Number and Glastir Woodland Restoration are included on each item. The map should be provided on the GeoPDF supplied by the

Welsh Government to the customer. Documents can be scanned and attached to a message in your

RPW Online account.

Use the drop down menu and select: Yes or No Enter the agent’s

details, if you are using one.

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SECTION 2 - Vision

SECTION 3 - Woodland Survey and Design

Briefly outline the long term vision for the area to be restocked, e.g. A mixed woodland will be established on the site which will be managed to protect wildlife,

improve water quality and deliver high quality timber.

Give a brief description of the site and any of the issues present in or adjacent to the restock area and how they have been addressed. For example, Coed Uchaf was felled in November 2014. The area felled was 3.2 ha and

0.2 ha of non larch species remain standing. There is a Historic Environment Feature (HEF) on the edge of compartment1a which consists of a ruined house. The

area of the house site and a 5 metre buffer will be left unplanted. Coed Uchaf is part of a large Forest which is

known for its Red Squirrel population. Further information on specific feature must be provided in 3.2.

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SECTION 3.2 – Information

Use the drop down menu for each topic to indicate if features are present. To activate the drop down menu,

leftclick on the box.

Add the sheet and field number of where the feature

is located.

Provide information on consultations and what actions have been taken. For instance, state who you have

consulted with and where appropriate provide their reference number. You must state what actions are being

undertaken to protect the feature or why no action is

required.

Add additional features if you discover there are

more than one.

Add any European Protected Species and whether they are

known to be present, use the National Biodiversity Network website to research this.

If a European Protected Species licence is required please explain why and when it was

applied for. Provide the Welsh Government with the relevant documents, using RPW

Online. Clearly mark any paperwork you provide as evidence with the CRN, SRN and

Glastir Woodland Restoration. Where applicable, state the feature name and provide the reference number for the feature

Please state, if the area to be planted includes part or all of the feature or

associated buffer. To activate the drop down menu, left click on the box.

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SECTION 3.2 - Information Cont…

Follow the same procedure as above for the rest of the topics – Biodiversity Priority Species, Historic Environment, Landscape, People, Water and Other, where there is the relevant feature present. Provide evidence of your consultation if there is a feature present and how the responses have been

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SECTION 4.0 - Woodland Structure and Diversity

Please indicate if the site or part of the site is in the Primary Core or Primary Network objective layers on the GeoPDF. Use the drop down menu to answer Yes or No. If part of the site is in these layers then a woodland survey may be necessary to ensure that the restock plan takes account of the location of the remnant native trees and flora .You should ensure that the most botanically diverse areas of the site are restocked with native broadleaved trees. A min of 80% of these areas must be restocked with native broadleaved trees and shrubs.

Please indicate if the site or part of the site is a Plantation on an Ancient Woodland Site but outside the Primary Core or Primary Network objective layers on the GeoPDF. Use the drop down menu to indicate Yes or No. You must plant a minimum of 50% of this area with native

trees and shrubs.

Use this box to explain how the requirements for Primary Core, Primary Network and Plantation

on Ancient Woodland Sites (PAWS) have been addressed.

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SECTION 5.0 – Deer

SECTION 5.1 - Livestock and Other Mammals

Please indicate if there are deer on the site or nearby. If the capital work for a high seat is being used, then it will need to indicate the extent of the threat to

the trees. Use local knowledge to assess the need for deer control.

If Capital Works items have been included e.g. fencing and/or gates then justification for their need must be included here. Indicate what

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SECTION 5.2 - Water and Soil

In order to be UKFS compliant, it is necessary to show how your plan has addressed any soil or water issues. For instance, is the

site in an acid sensitive catchments, will the planting be occurring on deep peat, are there potential flooding issues etc.

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SECTION 6.0 - Capital Works

Present the capital works program here, using the same reference numbers as used on your accompanying map. Applicants need to provide the sheet reference and field number, the type of capital works to be undertaken from

the drop down box and the amount / quantity of the capital works being undertaken. To activate the drop down menu, left click on the box.

Example entry

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SECTION 7.0 – Additional Information

Use this area to add any additional information or evidence.

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