Heartwoods Phase 1 (2002-2005) has been completed successfully with nearly £1 million invested in the sector, 28 new jobs created, 47 jobs safeguarded and 100 business personnel trained.  £100,000 of timber was also brokered and over 80% of the timber purchase requests were sourced from within the area creating £80,000 of business.

Heartwoods Phase 2 commenced in August 2006

Contact: Andy Grundy 01952 432769

 www.heartwoods.co.uk

The Green Wood Centre helps to support native broadleaved woodlands through the teaching of traditional woodland management skills and green wood crafts.

Contact: 01952 432769  www.greenwoodcentre.org.uk

Herefordshire Sustain Project, Putting woodlands, people and business at the heart of a working sustainable partnership project that could become a replicable model for sustainability in the UK. Click here for more information.

Contact: 07717 331682

Coed Lleol, part of the ‘Local Woods’ campaign, a project restoring the links between people and woodlands in Wales and increasing public awareness of the important benefits that woodlands bring to the country.

Contact: 01970 890441 www.coedlleol.org.uk

Woodland Initiatives Network, providing support and aiding communication between woodland initiatives throughout the UK, enabling them to share knowledge, expertise and best practice.  The Woodlands Initiative Register, a searchable database of groups, projects and organisations, is available at http://initiatives.smallwoods.org.uk/

Contact: 01743 891142

Social Forestry - Wye Wood Project
The Wye Wood project encompasses a number of social forestry initiatives in and around Hereford  Click here for further information.

National Coppice Restoration project
For more information about this project which aims to bring back into sustainable production neglected coppice woodlands across the UK click here