Cairngorms National Park Partnership Plan 2022-27 - Other - Page 33
ACTIONS
BY 2027
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Expand woodland by a minimum of 7,000 ha through the
delivery of the Cairngorms National Park Forest Strategy and
targeted grant schemes.
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Ensure all scales of woodland are considered and supported,
including agro-forestry, and that at least 2,500 ha is achieved
through natural regeneration without planting.
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Work with land managers to ensure existing woodlands are
managed for a range of benefits including timber production,
public access, biodiversity etc.
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Work to deliver improvements to woodland deer management
planning in forest plans.
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PARTNERS
Heritage Horizons: Cairngorms 2030 programme (see page 12).
Scottish Forestry, Forest and Land Scotland, landowners, NatureScot, ConFor
(alongside the
Park Authority)
Figure 2: Current habitats of the Cairngorms
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5
10
15
20 Km
Buildings, industrial, infrastructure - 1%
Moorland (heathland and peatland) - 58%
Surface water, marshland and fens - 2%
Montane habitats and unvegetated - 12%
Agricultural and grasslands (including alpine /
sub-alpine grasslands) - 10%
Woodland, forestry, scrub - 17%
Reproduced by permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of HMSO. © Crown copyright and database right 2022. All rights reserved.
Ordnance Survey Licence number 100040965, Cairngorms National Park Authority.
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