Forestry Commission
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The organisation has a Board of Commissioners with duties and powers prescribed by statute, consisting of a Chairman and up to ten other Forestry Commissioners, including its Director General, who are appointed by the Queen.
The Commission also has an Executive Board which assists the Director General and Country Directors in the effective management of the Commission by providing leadership and setting direction for the Commission as an organisation.
Its structure (Forestry Commission England, Forestry Commission Scotland and Forestry Commission Wales), came into effect on 1 April 2003. It allows the Commission to focus more clearly on delivering the policies of the individual Governments while still having the ability to take a GB-wide approach to "cross-border" issues.
The Forestry Commission in each country is led by a Director who is also a member of the GB Board of Commissioners. Delivery of policy, as well as progress against strategy objectives, are overseen in each country by the Commission's National Committee for England, National Committee for Scotland and National Committee for Wales.
Forest Research is a GB-wide agency of the Forestry Commission which aims to deliver high-quality scientific research and surveys, to inform the development of forestry policies and practices, and promote high standards of sustainable forest management.
Recreation
The Forestry Commission is the largest provider of outdoor recreation in Britain. It is working with many user groups to promote the use of its land for recreation such as walking, cycling and horseriding. There are many such projects throughout Britain. A notable and successful example is its 7stanes project in Scotland where seven purpose built areas of manmade mountain bike trails have been laid and has proved very popular.
The Commission has many woods and forests, almost all are free to explore and enjoy. Details of over a thousand suggested woods and forests to visit, along with listings of the many hundreds of FC hosted events throughout Britain, can be found [here].
Some of the more popular forests include:
- [Westonbirt]
- [Bedgebury Pinetum]
- [Thetford forest]
- [Delamere forest]
- [Dalby forest]
- [Salcey Forest]
- [Sherwood]
- [Grizedale forest]
- [Tay forest Park]
- [Aberdeen Woods]
- [Glenmore Forest Park]
- [Afan Forest Park]
- [Gwydyr Forest Park]
Locations with forest cabins:
- Kielder Forest, Northumberland, England
- Strathyre, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
- Keldy Forest, Cropton, Pickering, North Yorkshire, England (in the North York Moors National Park)
- Deerpark, Liskeard, Cornwall
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