A Welsh woodland recently felled for timber has won an award for the way it has been replanted.
The new trees planted at Wentwood Forest, near Chepstow, by Forestry Commission Wales in 2009 have established very quickly and weed control measures have been kept to a minimum. The project was recognised at the Royal Welsh Show, where it won the gold medal for the best wood of new or restocked planting containing over 60% conifers under 10 years old.
The Commission’s Wales Silvicultural Operations (WSO) team planted over 10,000 Douglas fir which were supplemented by naturally regenerating Noble fir and broadleaves such as silver birch, rowan, oak and ash.
“The standard of ground prep used, combined with site-suitable stock, made for good quality trees that have put on excellent growth with minimum interference,” said WSO area operations manager Steve Mather.
