Land owners and managers: follow best practice in managing their Wet Woodlands for wildlife; take up opportunities to restore or create Wet Woodlands where this does not damage other habitats.
Natural England: administers countryside stewardship grant schemes for woodland creation or improvement, tree health support, or for preparing a woodland management plan.
Forestry Commission:licenses felling and approves woodland management plans; provides guidelines and sets conditions to protect biodiversity.
Woodland Trust: offers advice.
Environment Agency has identified areas in which new woodland creation would reduce flood risk.
Barnsley Council as planning authority: sets conditions in relevant planning applications to ensure that the biodiversity value of woodlands are maintained and enhanced; issues Tree Preservation Orders where appropriate.
Voluntary groups and volunteers: help with woodland management and planting; help with information about the condition of woodlands and provide records of the wildlife in them.
Wet Woodland: Key objectives for biodiversity
What is being done