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Click to open Forest Plan January 2002 Forest of Avon Ashton Court Visitors Centre Ashton Court Estate Long Ashton Bristol BS41 9JN Tel: 0117 953 2141 Fax: 0117 953 2143 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.forestofavon.org.uk January 2002 BIBLIOGRAPHY ADAS (1994) Bristol/ Avon Community Forest Agricultural Census Data. Unpublished. Avon County Council (1986) The Archaeology of Avon. Bristol. Avon County Council (1988) Avon Landscape Strategy. Bristol. Avon County Council (1991) Avon County Structure Plan:Third Alteration. Bristol. Avon County Council (1991) Gazetteer of historic parks and gardens in Avon. Bristol. Avon County Council (1993) Transport Plan 1993-2013. Consultation Document. Bristol. Avon County Council. (1993) Environmental Strategy and Action Plan. Bristol. Baine A. (1991) Second Facsimilie, first published 1891. History of Kingswood Forest. Kingswood History Society Committee. Bristol. 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Woodspring District Council (1993) Consultation Draft,Woodspring Local Plan.Weston-super-Mare. 144 January 2002 Click chapter CONTENTS headings to open Chapter Page Foreword 4 Introduction 5 National Context 1. ‘Forests for the community’ 8 Local Context 2. Planning the Forest of Avon 14 3. The Forest area today 16 Forest-wide vision 4. Introducing the Forest-wide vision 38 5. Community 42 6. Landscape 44 7. Woodlands and forestry 47 8. Agriculture 51 9. Biodiversity (wildlife and nature conservation) 53 10. Archaeology and local history 56 11. Informal recreation and leisure 58 12. Countryside sport and outdoor recreation 61 13. Development 64 14. Education 66 15. Arts and culture 68 16. Employment and economy 69 Forest strategies 17. Introducing the strategy areas 72 18. Strategy areas 75 • Severn Vale and Ridge 75 • Northavon Vale 83 • Pucklechurch Ridges 91 • Dundry and River Valleys 98 • Lulsgate Plateau 109 • Gordano and Parkland 117 • City 128 Implementation 19. The Forest partnership 132 20. Mechanisms and targets 135 21. Co-ordination and implementation 139 22. Statement of Understanding 141 Bibliography 142 1 January 2002 CONTENTS Maps in this Plan Page Location of the 12 community forests in England 11 Forest boundary 16 Forest landscape zones 20 Landscape quality 21 Existing woodland 23 Wildlife and Heritage sites 25 Recreational routes 29 Sport 31 Forest strategy areas 73 Maps of each strategy area are included in Chapter 18 75 The maps in this document are reproduced from the Ordnance Survey with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. South Gloucestershire Council Licence No LA09065L, 1998 Abbreviations in this Plan ADAS Agricultural Development and Advisory Service ASNW Ancient Semi Natural Woodland AONB Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty BRERC Bristol and Avon Regional Environmental Records Centre BTCV British Trust for Conservation Volunteers CAPCommon Agricultural Policy CLA Country Land and Business Association DEFRA Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs DTLR Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions EU European Union ERDP England Rural Development Plan FWAG Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group FWPS Farm Woodland Premium Scheme LNR Local Nature Reserve MAFF Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food NFU National Farmers’ Union NNR National Nature Reserve RAMSAR International Convention on Wetlands, Ramsar, Iran, 1971 SAC Special Area of Conservation (Non-bird areas - Natura 2000 Network) SPA Special Protection Area (Wild Birds - Natura 2000 Network) SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest Land area conversion 1 hectare = 2.471 acres 1 acre = 0.405 hectares 640 acres = 1 square mile 2 January 2002 Bath & North East Somerset Council South Gloucestershire Council Bristol City Council North Somerset Council Countryside Agency Forestry Commission 3 January 2002 FOREWORD ‘The woodland scenery