Puckaster Close Puckaster Lane Niton Ventnor Isle Of Wight PO38 2LZ

Proposal

10 Year Woodland Management Plan: Year 1 and 2: Remove elderberry, buddleia and bramble to gain accessibility and improve the potential of natural regeneration. Year 3, 4 and 5: Remove the debris, scrap metal and other waste from the area as well as invasive bamboo. This will make the area safer and again easier to access as well as improving the chance of natural regeneration. Remove the non native Cyprus trees. Year 6 and 7: Remove the remaining bamboo and other returning invasive plants. Identify trees from natural regeneration to be protected and weed around them, lifting and replanting those felt to be positioned better. Year 8, 9 and 10: Remove dead and dying dangerous trees. Continue to manage the woodland by removing invasive species as necessary. The woodland management plan's main objective is to remove invasive species that are limiting access to the woodland for assessment, management and limiting the chance of natural regeneration with in the woodland. The main invasive species to be removed are bramble, buddleia, elderberry and bamboo as well as the non native Cyprus trees. Once the woodland is accessible the debris and scrap metal in the woodland will be remove to further aid natural regeneration as well as making it safer to access and assess.