Our Plan
Every Community Forest in England has a forest plan that set out our goals, and how we hope to achieve them over the next 25 years. The PSDCF plan guides our work to ensure we plant woodlands in the right places. It includes the voices of young people, landowners, businesses, residents, community groups, councils and other stakeholders.
It covers long term ambitions to 2050, and shorter-term actions for 2025 and 2030.
Vision
The Community Forest will be known for its thriving trees and woodlands, connecting the communities and landscapes of Plymouth, South Devon, West Devon and Dartmoor. It will stretch from the streets and parks of Plymouth to the uplands of Dartmoor and be rich in wildlife; celebrated and cherished by all and delivering natural solutions to climate change. The Community Forest will connect people to nature, drive equitable access to the benefits of trees and woods, and plant the seeds of a better future for all
Ensuring the value of existing as well as new trees and woodlands is understood and inspiring action that places young people, equity and access for all at the heart of the forest.
Fostering and delivering thoughtful and high quality management, increasing the natural services trees and woodlands can deliver.
Establishing more, and better connected, trees and woodlands delivering benefits for communities, nature, climate and place.
Working together to deliver the greatest benefits through an inclusive and welcoming partnership.
Establishing more, and better connected, trees and wooded habitats, delivering benefits for communities, nature, climate and place.
By 2030
• Create 500 ha’s of new woodland across the whole PSDCF including in Plymouth, towns and villages.
• Plant 1,000 individual trees in Plymouth, towns and villages.
• Give households increased access to woodlands.
By 2050
• Creating 3,000 ha’s of woodland across the whole PSDCF area
• Planting 5,885 medium size trees in streets, parks and gardens in Plymouth
Improving the quality of trees and woodlands. Fostering and delivering thoughtful and high quality management, increasing the natural services trees and woodlands can deliver.
By 2030
• Support the Devon Tree and Woodland Strategy target to see 70% of woodland in active management.
• Directly bring 500 ha’s of woodland into sustainable management.
• All trees and woods owned and managed by the Community Forest partners are under management to the British Standard 3998 for individual trees and United Kingdom Forest Standard for woodland management.
By 2050
• To offer advice, support and financial assistance to assist landowners to see all woodlands under sustainable management delivering benefits for nature, climate, people and place.
PSDCF collaborating to engage 3,000 people annually.
By 2030
• Continue growing the Forest Rising initiative.
• Promote the benefits of woods and trees to individuals, communities, organisations, landowners and businesses.
• Run a series of activity events with a focus on hands on planting and management.
• Work with existing greenspace initiatives to deliver locally based projects at park and street level.
• Support the Plymouth Urban Tree Festival. Support the Tree Warden, Threat Detector and Observatree network
To further drive growth of the forest PSDCF will develop a network of the willing – individuals, landowners, businesses and organisations who want to join PSDCF in delivering its aims and joining it in partnership.
By 2030
• Work with partners to support delivery of an accredited training and apprenticeship programme.
• Work with partners to introduce annual woodland economy measures across local and regional areas.
• Work with partners to implement Woodland Economy review and delivery programme
By 2050
• Support and facilitate 1000 woodland and forestry job years.