Forestry and Woodland

We actively manage our woodlands for bio-diversity, achieving a complex environment with a rich diversity of tree species and age structure. This provides a wide range of habitats for many plants and animal species, such as the rare Nightjar bird.

Estate woodlands not only produce sustainable timber and bio-diversity but also offer a range of other benefits including:

•  Recreational benefits through permissive public access to 90% of our East Devon woodland

•  Enable radio masts and recycling centres to be screened and sited away from populated areas

•  Provide a clean and renewable energy source as an alternative to using finite fossil fuels

•  Absorb over 6,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide, the major cause of global warming, from the atmosphere each year