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What is an Ancient Woodland?
Ancient semi-natural woodlands are woodlands that are believed to have existed for at least four hundred years. The trees in these woodlands will mainly be those that grow naturally in Britain and in the area. These are known as native trees.
An ancient woodland site is land that is also believed to have been woodland for at least four hundred years. The trees on these sites, however, will mainly be those which do not naturally grow in Britain or which do not naturally grow in the area.
In both types of woodland it is the long-term continuity of woodland cover that makes the sites ancient. The trees themselves may be quite young, although often there may be some very old trees.
Both types of woodland will have native animals and plants that need the woodland for their continued survival.
Coetir Clwyd
Coetir Clwyd is a project funded by the European Union through LEADER+. The project is managed by Cadwyn Clwyd Limited, a rural development company based in North Wales (www.cadwynclwyd.co.uk).
Its aim is to help existing and new woodland businesses to make best use of woodlands in rural Denbighshire and rural Flintshire in North East Wales. It will do this by providing a test-bed and showcase for new ways of using the woodlands and marketing wood products, which will help protect the woodlands for the future.
This website will keep you in touch with the work of the project and its partners.
The project will focus on ancient semi-natural woodlands and ancient woodland sites. In doing so it will raise awareness of the economic, natural, cultural and historic importance of these woodlands.