Guidance

Local tree and woodland strategy toolkit

The toolkit provides step-by-step guidance for local authorities to develop an effective trees and woodland strategy to realise the multiple benefits trees can deliver to their communities.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Forestry Commission
• Published: 1 December 2022

Applies to England

Documents

Local tree and woodland strategy toolkit: Tree Council website

https://treecouncil.org.uk/what-we-do/science-and-research/tree-strategies/

Details

The toolkit provides step-by-step guidance for local authorities on how to develop an effective trees and woodland strategy.

It will help local authorities:

• create a resilient treescape
• identify opportunities to plant more trees and woodlands
• be more strategic about planting and managing trees

The toolkit is comprehensive, research-based, and includes best practice case studies developed with an extensive engagement with local authorities.

Creating a strategy will help local authorities by:

• making the case for trees as a key asset to achieve economic, environmental and social objectives
• providing a framework for a healthy treescape
• unlocking opportunities for new funding streams
• encouraging partnership working with local stakeholders
• improving community health and wellbeing
• engaging with the public, harnessing ‘people power’ and giving communities a say in the future of their trees
• mitigating public health risks through strategic tree management
• including trees into planning policy and highway management

Published 1 December 2022