Forests: Protection
(asked on 6th December 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the protection of ancient woodland in England.
This question was answered on 11th December 2017
We monitor the protection of ancient woodlands through the ‘Ancient Woodland Inventory’. We are discussing how this could be updated with sector stakeholders.
The Forestry Commission maintains the National Forest Inventory which monitors canopy cover change in woodlands, including ancient woodlands.