Join us at the historic Windsor Great Park for a special two-day event marking our 100th anniversary, exploring landscape and biodiversity restoration, silviculture and plant health, commercial forestry and more across Windsor Forest and Swinley Forest.
Day one – Windsor Forest
The opening day will focus on the Windsor Forest area. Members will tour the Decaying Wood Trail, a route through ancient and replanted woodland where experimental and innovative methods, which enhance decaying wood habitat, have been developed over the last 20 years. There will be discussions around hardwood silviculture, spruce management/removal in the face of Ips typographus, pond and wetland restoration and tree planting in a historic landscape.
Day two – Swinley Forest
Members will visit Swinley Forest, one of the largest conifer forests in the region, to see how the estate’s silviculture, harvesting and restocking is building resilience and productivity. There will be a chance to view habitat restoration, particularly wet heath and mire systems that serve to improve biodiversity, mitigate against wildfire and reduce downstream flooding during peak flows. The forest also contains a significant mountain bike trail network and members will hear about the management requirements of providing a safe but technically challenging facility in an open access forest.
