IS A STRATEGY NEEDED?
Yes (tick & comment box)
No (tick & comment box)

Should it cover things other than woodland (eg hedgerows and individual trees)? (comment box)

WHY ARE WOODLANDS IMPORTANT FOR WALES?
(This question is about the perceived benefits/disbenefits of woodland/forestry rather than about strategy development)

a) General (comment box)

• Helping provide opportunities for integrated rural development (tick box)
• Helping support sustainable development (tick box)

b) Economy (comment box)

- Self-sufficiency in woodland products (tick box)
- National economy - softwood timber processing (tick box)
- Local economy/adding value (tick box)
- Sporting use (tick box)
- Supporting tourism (tick box)
- Assisting agricultural diversification (tick box)
- Providing rural employment (tick box)
- Biofuel/alternative energy (tick box)
- Other (tick box)

• Are there economic reasons why woodlands are not a good thing? (tick & comment box)

c) Environment (comment box)

- Control of global climate change (tick box)
- Air filtration (tick box)
- Shelter/micro-climate (tick box)
- Screening eg of development (tick box)
- Preventing soil erosion (tick box)
- Landscape/local distinctiveness (tick box)
- Green corridors (tick box)
- Ancient semi-natural woodland (tick box)
- Conservation of habitats (tick box)
- Conservation of species (tick box)
- Consolidation of existing habitats (tick box)
- Cultural/industrial heritage (tick box)
- Assisting in reclamation (tick box)
- Control of runoff/water quality (tick box)
- Water resource planning (tick box)
- Renewable energy source (tick box)
- Other (tick box)

• Are there environmental reasons why woodlands are not a good thing? (tick & comment box)

d) Society (comment box)

- Providing employment (tick box)
- Health and enjoyment (tick box)
- Access and recreation (tick box)
- Community focus (tick box)
- Education (tick box)

• Are there social reasons why woodlands are not a good thing? (tick and comment box)

HOW SHOULD WE VALUE WOODLANDS IN THE FUTURE? (comment box)

- Measured through annual cash flow? (tick box)
- Measurement of external multiplier effects? (tick box)
- Meeting of targets? (tick box)
- Measurement through improvement to the rural economy? (tick box)
- Valuing benefits to society (tick box)
- Valuing benefits to the environment? (tick box)
- Other (tick box)

WHAT FACTORS SHOULD HAVE A MAJOR INFLUENCE ON FUTURE WOODLAND PLANTING AND MANAGEMENT?

a) General (comment box)

- Historic legacy (tick box)
- Multi-purpose objectives (tick box)
- Quality of product (tick box)
- Quantity of product (tick box)
- Management of the existing woodland resource (tick box)
- Other (tick box)

b) Environmental (comment box)

- Management of woodland habitats (tick box)
- Management for woodland species (tick box)
- Landscape character/local identity (tick box)
- Conservation of historic/archaeological sites (tick box)
- Other (tick box)

c) Economic (comment box)

- Future market forces/market potential (tick box)
- Agricultural diversification (tick box)
- Assisting the rural economy (tick box)
- Accessible to existing markets and processing plants (tick box)
- Supporting tourism (tick box)
- Biofuel/alternative energy (tick box)
- Other (tick box)

d) Social (comment box)

- Meeting social aims (tick box)
- Providing for public access and recreation (tick box)
- Other (tick box)

e) Recreation/access: How should woodlands be dealt with in the forthcoming legislation on access to the open countryside? (comment box)

Recreation/access: Should there be access to all woodlands or only those of a certain size; in certain locations or only those managed by Forest Enterprise? (comment box)

Recreation/access: Should access be a condition of grant aid?(comment box)

WHAT TYPE OF WOODLAND COVER IS DESIRED?

a) What percentage of woodland cover is desirable? (comment box)

b) How should this break down between (comment box):

- conifers (tick box)
- broadleaves (tick box)
- mixed (tick box)

c) What type and size of woodland is most appropriate in the uplands and why? (comment box)

d) What type and size of woodland is most appropriate in the lowlands and why? (comment box)

e) Other and why? (comment box)

WHERE SHOULD WOODLAND PLANTING AND MANAGEMENT BE TARGETED AND WHY?

a) What types of land should be targeted? (comment box)

- Uplands (tick box)
- Coastal plain (tick box)
- River valleys (tick box)
- Common land (tick box)
- Close to urban areas (tick box)
- Within urban areas (tick box)
- Derelict/damaged land/reclamation sites (tick box)
- Other (tick box)

b) What quality of land should be targeted? (comment box)

- High quality agricultural land (tick box)
- Low quality/marginal agricultural land (tick box)
- Other (tick box)

c) What designations should be targeted? (comment box)

- National Parks (tick box)
- AONBs (tick box)
- Nitrate sensitive areas (tick box)
- Stat. Nature Conservation designations (tick box)
- Other (tick box)

d) What landcover/habitat type eg bracken, ancient woodland sites, or moorland) should be targeted?(comment box and named in a linked database)

e) What geographical areas should be targeted? (comment box and named in a linked database)

WHERE SHOULD WOODLAND PLANTING AND MANAGEMENT BE AVOIDED?

a) What types of land should be avoided? (comment box)

- Uplands (tick box)
- Coastal plain (tick box)
- River valleys (tick box)
- Common land (tick box)
- Close to urban areas (tick box)
- Within urban areas (tick box)
- Derelict/damaged land/reclamation sites (tick box)
- Other (tick box)

b) What quality of land should be avoided? (comment box)

- High quality agricultural land (tick box)
- Low quality/marginal agricultural land (tick box)
- Other (tick box)

c) What designations should be avoided? (comment box)

- National Parks (tick box)
- AONBs (tick box)
- Nitrate sensitive areas (tick box)
- Stat. Nature Conservation designations (tick box)
- Other (tick box)

d) What landcover/habitat type eg bracken, ancient woodland sites, or moorland) should be avoided?(comment box and named in a linked database)

e) What geographical areas should be avoided? (comment box and named in a linked database)

HOW SHOULD SURROUNDING LANDUSES/ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS INFLUENCE THE PLANTING/MANAGMENT OF WOODLANDS/FORESTS?

a) Concern for the water environment? (comment box)
b) Concern for adjacent non woodland habitats (comment box)
c) The need to link/expand existing woodlands (comment box)
d) Links to other land uses eg agriculture (comment box)
e) Other (comment box)