Join our South East England Regional Group for this one-day session focussing on Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) and its opportunities and considerations for trees and woodlands.
Hosted by the Sylva Foundation at their Sylva Wood Centre in South Oxfordshire, this event will include a number of indoor presentations and a site visit to a nearby wood to undertake a demonstration of the new conditions assessment app to support woodland management and BNG base lining.
Programme
| Time | Content | Chair/Speaker |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Arrival and refreshments | |
| 10:00 – 10:05 | Welcome and housekeeping | Sonia Lorenzo Martín FICFor & Dr Gabriel Hemery FICFor CEnv |
| 10:05 – 10:25 | BNG – An introduction: Overview of BNG, Latest policy and signposting |
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| 10:25 – 11:00 | Trees and woodlands: How it could work – How can trees and woodlands fit into BNG – What are the opportunities? | |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Break | |
| 11:15 – 11:45 | View from the development side: How they see it working and what they need | |
| 11:45 – 12:05 | Monitoring and delivering: what needs to be in place for the long term | |
| 12:05 – 12:25 | NGOs: Considering your options – Is BNG right for your site? Other options? | Ed Seymour |
| 12:25 – 12:45 | Panel discussion | |
| 12:45 – 13:45 | Lunch | |
| 13:45 – 14:00 | Condition assessments and baseline surveys: introduction to the new app | Dr Gabriel Hemery FICFor CEnv |
| 14:00 – 15:20 | Site visit: Woodland Condition Assessment survey with the new app | Dr Gabriel Hemery FICFor CEnv & Sylva Foundation team |
| 15:20 – 15:30 | Return and sum-up | |
| 15:30 | Close |
Chair
Sonia Lorenzo Martín FICFor – Operations Support Manager – Forestry Standards, Woodland Trust
Speakers
Dr Gabriel Hemery FICFor CEnv – Chief Executive, Sylva Foundation
Ed Seymour – Land & Property – Carbon Surveyor, Woodland Trust
Additional Details
Ticket Type 1 - Standard
Ticket Price 1 - £10
Book Tickets
Additional Info
Event Region - south_east_england
