Key facts

site: Burrator Forest, Devon

size: 353 hectares

establishment method: planting and natural regeneration

type: lowland broadleaved woodland; coniferous woodland; mixed (established) plantation; riparian woodland; natural regeneration; wood pasture; parkland or orchard

grants and funding: South West Water’s Water Industry National Environment Programme and Countryside Stewardship (until 2023)

key objectives: water quality; timber production; nature conservation; recreational access; rural skills development

Tree protection

main mammals causing damage or risk to trees: domestic livestock (sheep, ponies and cattle), deer and grey squirrel

main tree protection method: fencing (permanent, temporary and electric)

duration of main tree protection methods: 10+ years

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