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Forestry 1994 67(1):1-12; doi:10.1093/forestry/67.1.1
© 1994 by Institute of Chartered Foresters
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Implementing Forest Policy in the Lowlands of Britain

J. D. MATTHEWS

4, Riverbank Close, Heswall, Wirral, L60 8PP, England

For 70 years concentration on afforestation with conifers in the uplands of Britain has drawn attention away from forestry in the lowlands. The effects of this relative neglect have become evident in recent years. With notable exceptions, the growing stock of broadleaves is less flourishing and productive than it could be and its contribution to the landscape has declined. Older industrial areas have also declined and parts of our towns and cities provide wretched living conditions. Foresters are now working with other land-use professions and the public on schemes sponsored by the Forestry and Countryside Commissions to use broadleaved trees and woodlands to improve the landscape, create employment, provide hardwood timber for industries, habitats for wildlife, and facilities for field sports and recreation. Some changes in forest practice, based on the use of faster-growing broadleaved species, are described. These changes could help to restore the silviculture and management of broadleaved crops to their rightful place in the ecology and economy of the lowlands of Britain and also assist in the economic regeneration of run-down industrial areas.

Received 31 May 1993.
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