North West High Stand Forest Design Plan

Location Map

High Stand lies in the Eden Valley six miles south-west of between the villages of Cotehill & Armathwaite.

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Plan Boundary

Date Summer 2009 Scale 1:50,000 Contact Adrian Jones 07720700321 ± This map is reproduced from Ordnance Survey material with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings [Forestry Commission] [100025498 ] [2009]. High Stand

Scarrowhill Forest Design Plan Low Cotehill Photo Survey ^_ ^_ Viewpoints

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This map should be read along with the photo survey images. ^_

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B rd Armathwaite to Low Hesket ^_ Photo Survey Viewpoints Plan Boundary

^_ B rd Armathwaite to Cotehill ^_ ^_ Priory Farm Carrholme Date Summer 2009 Scale 1:25,000 Contact Adrian Jones 07720700321 ± This map is reproduced from Ordnance Survey material with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings [Forestry Commission] [100025498 ] [2009]. Corsican & Scots pine are the dominant conifer species in High Stand. Corsican pine is affected by Red Band Needle Blight, (RBNB) a disease which reduces tree growth & may eventually lead to mortality. North West England High Stand Forest Design Plan Current Species

Plan Boundary Species This map tries to illustrate the work aBndir cahctions completed durinMg itxheed l aBsrto faivdele yaefars Fir Larch Mixed Conifer Pine Spruce Western hemlock Open Area Post 1999 Planting Forest Road

Date Summer 2009 Scale 1:10,000 Contact Adrian Jones The open areas are a result of Broadleaved regeneration predominantly birch but also including rowan, ash, oak, 07720700321 ± windblow from the storms of 2005. holly & hazel, is prolific across most of This map is reproduced from Ordnance Survey The areas have been cleared but not material with the permission of Ordnance replanted & are gradually infilling with the woodland as an understorey & as Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her birch & mixed broadleaves. a coloniser of felled areas & recent Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright. restock sites. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings [Forestry Commission] [100025498 ] [2009]. These three ponds are subject to a fishing lease. Walks through this part of the woodland are very popular with visitors from Englethwaite Hall Caravan Park. The woodland North West England also provides a sheltered g backdrop to the Park. High Stand High Stand provides level easy walking Forest Design Plan conditions with wide & well maintained forest roads. The woodland receives Recreation regular usage mainly from local dog walkers. It is one of several local woodland and Access walks featured in 'Woodland Welcome' produced by the former East Countryside Project (www.eccp.org.uk).

This map tries to illustrate the work and actions completed during the last five years g Gate !i Car Park Permissive Path Rights of Way Forest Track Forest Road There is a well used network Forest Road Temp Heavy Usage of permissive paths which Public Road criss cross the woodland. Plan Boundary

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Date Summer 2009 The main car park suffers Scale 1:10,000 from anti-social activites including litter, fly tipping Contact Adrian Jones 07720700321 ± & arson attacks on abandoned cars. This type This map is reproduced from Ordnance Survey This small parking bay at Blackmoss material with the permission of Ordnance of activity can be difficult to Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her Pool appears to be used more often resolve & is costly to clear up. Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright. than the main car park & has space g Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or for approximately 5 cars. civil proceedings [Forestry Commission] [100025498 ] [2009]. North West England High Stand Forest Design Plan

CUMWHITTON CP

Community

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WETHERAL CP

Community ") Agricultural ") Commercial #* Community ") Residential Forest Road Public Road Parish Councils Plan Boundary

The community around High Stand is Date Summer 2009 a mixture of residential & agricultural with a few community & commercial Scale 1:15,000 facilities. The forest lies wholly within Contact AdAriIaNnS TJAoBnLeEs CP the Parish of but receives 07720700321 ± visitors from the surroHuEnSdKinEgT PCaPrishes. This map is reproduced from Ordnance Survey material with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her The location & classification of property Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright. on this map is meant to be indicative. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or Please advise Adrian Jones on civil proceedings [Forestry Commission] 07720700321 of any errors. [100025498 ] [2009].