Woodland Management
Practical Strategies for Sustainable, Resilient Woodlands
At Black Mountains Tree Consultancy, we provide tailored woodland management plans to help landowners, estates, and organisations care for existing woodland areas with a focus on biodiversity, safety, long-term resilience and access.
Whether you’re stewarding a native woodland, managing a habitat for conservation, or maintaining an amenity woodland for public use, we develop practical, phased strategies that balance ecological value with land use priorities.
All plans are created by an experienced, Lantra-qualified tree consultant, ensuring technical rigour and ecological sensitivity.
Why Woodland Management Is Essential
Woodlands are complex, dynamic ecosystems. Without appropriate management, they may become overcrowded, lose biodiversity, suffer from disease, or become unsafe for visitors. Strategic woodland management enables you to:
- Improve species diversity and natural regeneration
- Monitor and manage tree health across large areas
- Enhance public access, amenity and educational value
- Meet conservation targets or land stewardship requirements
- Plan long-term works in phases, based on clear objectives
- Comply with legal and ecological obligations
Our plans are tailored to the character, goals and use of each woodland, with achievable actions based on ground-level realities.
What Our Woodland Management Plans Include
- Site walkover and tree population assessment
- Identification of species, structure and regeneration issues
- Monitoring and control of disease or invasive species
- Recommendations for thinning, selective felling, or replanting
- Deadwood retention and veteranisation opportunities
- Habitat creation and connectivity enhancements
- Advice on access, risk management and visitor use
- Five- or ten-year action plans with seasonal priorities
- Integration with agri-environment schemes (e.g. Countryside Stewardship)
Who Should Consider a Woodland Plan?
- Private estates and rural landowners
- Public parks and community woodlands
- Schools, universities and educational campuses
- Wildlife charities and conservation trusts
- Farms and land under stewardship or rewilding
- Developers managing retained woodland on-site
Why Work With Us?
- Qualified woodland and arboricultural consultant
- Independent, objective advice with no commercial bias
- Deep understanding of native tree ecology and land use
- Experience with statutory compliance and protected habitats
- Support with grant schemes and licence applications
- Clear, usable plans written in plain English
Book a Woodland Management Consultation
We operate throughout all of Wales, the Midlands, South West England, and beyond. We can carry out one-off woodland assessments, create multi-year plans, or review and update existing strategies.
Support the health, value and future of your woodland.