Forestry in Wales

Forestry in Wales is the practice of planting, managing, and caring for forests in Wales.

History[edit]

The development of afforestation and the production and supply of timber in Wales come under Natural Resources Wales, as set out in the Forestry Act 1967.^[1]

In 2013 Natural Resources Wales took over responsibility for Forestry in Wales,^[2]

In 2020, the Welsh Government launched a long-term re-forestation plan known as the National Forest for Wales (Welsh: Coedwig Genedlaethol i Gymru).^[3]

Natural Resources Wales is a Welsh Government sponsored body, for the management of all the natural resources of Wales. It was formed from a merger of the Countryside Council for Wales, Environment Agency Wales, and the Forestry Commission Wales, and also assumes some other roles formerly taken by Welsh Government.^[4] Other organisations working in Wales to improve the management of Welsh woodlands and forests include the Confederation of Forest Industries, Coed Cymru^[5] and Woodknowledge Wales.^[6]

^ "Role of Natural Resources Wales". LawWales. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
^ "Welsh Government-Natural Resources Wales". 9 April 2013. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
^ "The National Forest for Wales". Wales. 2022-02-01. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
^ "Welsh Government - Natural Resources Wales". wales.gov.uk. 9 April 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
^ "Coed Cymru".
^ "Woodknowledge Wales". Archived from the original on 2017-10-15. Retrieved 2019-01-27.

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