Course Overview
In this intensive 3 day course, we'll delve deep into the world of soil, and it influences woodland
1. Learn how to identify and classify soils commonly encountered on woodland creation sites.
2. Understand how soil characteristics influence species suitability, rooting, drainage, productivity, and resilience.
3. Develop practical field skills for soil assessment and recording.
4. Identify common constraints to successful woodland establishment and explore mitigation options.
5. Apply soil assessment findings to woodland creation design, species selection, and management planning.
About your trainer, Steve Knight
With over 30 years of experience, including two decades in government bodies, the Forestry Commission England, Wales and Natural Resources Wales, Steve Knight is a seasoned leader in land management and conservation.
Now leading Clunside Forestry and Ecology Services, and armed with forestry and ecology degrees, Steve excels in sustainable woodland management and forest design.
He also teaches environmental courses, provides specialised training in forest management and ecology, climate change and mitigation, and has led teams in designing woodland management plans for England and Wales.
Steve Knight has also designed and lectured at degree level on environmental topics such as Woodland ecology, EIA, taxonomy, climate change, woodland management and conservation.