fitting forestry - landscape institute
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Fitting Forestry woodland creation and landscape character
Richard Hellier National Landscape Advisor
Presentation Themes
§ Forestry and Woodland Creation in England: Landscape Advisor, Key Government Initiatives
§ Standards, Guidance and Tools: UKFS, Forest Design Practice Guidance, Seven Forest design principles, Woodland Design Process
§ Illustrative Case studies showing Landscape scope of work, integration with landscape character, challenges and opportunities
§ Potential input for the Landscape Profession
‘Winning Hearts and Minds’
European Landscape Convention
Just around the corner, new woodlands?
Scale Diversity
Pattern of Enclosure
Shape
Landform
Spirit of Place
UNITY
Across the valley, forest, woodland or scrub?
Woodland creation sensitivity mapping
Forest Design Process
• Objectives & Scope
• High Level Desk Study - Feasibility
• Analysis - Site Appraisal Plan
• Synthesis – Concept Design Plan
• Woodland Creation Design Plan
Stage 2: Analysis: Site Appraisal Plan
Analysis detail
Diverse, regenerating woodland on the slopes of the main landform creates a visual ‘transition’ between two landscape character zones. The forest design can respond to this ecotone feature to achieve a good ‘fit’ with the landscape grain, visually integrate large scale planting and create a corridor for access
Habitat mosaic with wet heath and wet grassland on floodplain
Rocky outcrop
Rough grazing on hillside
The regenerating woodland has the potential to provide a diverse forest edge to new forest planting between the drier hillside and the wetland
View from public bridleway looking south
Design Concept Plan
Woodland for people and wildlife?
Community Woodland Character
• Sensitivity mapping plan
• LVIA Landscape Resource • Landscape UNITY design process
• Landscape character • Landscaping Visual Amenity • Landscape Character Assessment • Site Appraisal SPIRIT OF PLACE
• Visual Force Analysis
• Forest design principles • Integrated design approach
Training and Upskilling
large scale productive woodland
Visual force analysis
Landscape forces of change
Government’s 11 million tree target Large scale productive woodland 25 Year Environment Plan New Northern Forest
Forest Character Visioning
Effective Communication Tool
Design process training
Structural components of forest
The magic of diffuse forest margins
sketches communicating ideas
3D conceptual visualisation
Landform ‘fit’ and forest edge
Legibility and natural processes
Squeezed middle?
Blurring boundaries
Evolving designated landscape
Natural Infrastructure ‘working’ concept
Woodland creation needs design
