We are continuing to push for the management plan - a crucial step towards getting our licence to operate from the Council. We are using a web-based tool called MyForest and, as a first step, we will be walking the wood to map out which types of tree grow where. We will then discuss emerging thoughts at the next Committee meeting on Monday 26 March.
The Splatts Abbey Wood Conservation Group kindly welcomed me to their committee meeting last Tuesday 6 March. This gave me food for thought about how making links with the people who live around Sims’ Hill is about more than increasing the benefits of the woodland; it is also about our legitimacy. A bunch of people who only really travel into the area for work need the people who live there to give them a licence to operate in the local landscape.
It is also about energy. The current Sims Hill group was initiated by people wanting to make the place they walk in at lunchtime better, by professional development, and by a cherished belief in the special nature of woodlands. These are strong motivators, but wanting to make better the place where you and your family live is another, probably even stronger, motivation.
It is also about energy. The current Sims Hill group was initiated by people wanting to make the place they walk in at lunchtime better, by professional development, and by a cherished belief in the special nature of woodlands. These are strong motivators, but wanting to make better the place where you and your family live is another, probably even stronger, motivation.
Dom Driver, Chair, Sims Hill Community Woodland Group
