(Report of Director of Street Scene, Leisure and Technical Services)
The report brought forward comments received as part of the public consultation exercise on the draft Taddington Valley Woodland Management Plan. The draft Plan was intended to provide guidance and direction for all aspects of the management of the woodland and be used to inform future maintenance and development of the site.
Members of the Communities and Environment Scrutiny Select Committee were invited to consider the responses and any proposed amendments to enable the Plan to be submitted to the Forestry Commission for approval.
Particular reference was made to the core part of the Plan which was the nature recovery by regeneration of the woodland using coppicing and pollarding of trees where appropriate, however the Plan also covered many aspects of the site’s management including community engagement.
Following consideration by the Communities and Environment Scrutiny Select Committee, the Cabinet Member for Community Services resolved that:
(1) the draft Taddington Valley Woodland Management Plan, attached at Annex 1, be submitted to the Forestry Commission for formal adoption, subject to the incorporation of the proposed amendments listed at Annex 3 to the report.