Sustainable Woodland Management - AIM L3

Designed for new or aspiring owners and managers, who want to balance the environmental, economic and social benefits of their woodland.

Two days of classroom sessions are followed by a practical skills assessment and woodland products day.

You will learn:

- The principles of woodland sustainability and woodland resilience

- Different UK woodland types/categories

- The physical structure of woodlands

- The legal obligations of managing woodland (and some sources for grants)

- The impacts of UK woodland pests and diseases

- How to developing clear objectives for woodland management

- Methods of woodland management and the main silvicultural systems- Methods for the selection, harvesting and extraction of timber

- Timber conversion and potential products

You will also gain an accreditation at Level 3 with AIM*, subject to submission of a completed course workbook and field assessment.