Creating and Managing Woodlands Around Towns

This handbook describes how to plan, create and manage urban woodlands. The book goes beyond the technical issues of establishing and managing trees to encompass community involvement, planning multi-purpose woodlands and the wider urban context. An emphasis on case studies gives practical insights into urban forestry in its widest sense. Chapters include: Opting for woodland; Issues affecting the decision to plant; Working with local people; The right specification; Establishing successful woodlands; Woodland creation from seed; Managing existing woodlands; Woodlands for particular uses; and case studies of a new woodland and an existing woodland. Paperback 186 pages