The Wychwood Project uses the focus of the Royal hunting Forest of Wychwood, to encourage local people to understand, conserve and restore its rich mosaic of landscapes and wildlife habitats.
Through a wide range of activities the Wychwood Project aims to enhance the environmental, cultural and historical features of Wychwood landscape.
This will be achieved by working closely with local communities; enhancing the social and economic benefits of the Wychwood countryside, ensuring a sustainable future for the Forest of Wychwood.
Our aims are to:
* raise awareness of, and appreciation for, the history and identity of Wychwood;
* conserve and restore the distinctive character of the landscape within the Norman Royal hunting Forest boundaries;
* maintain and enhance a wide range of wildlife and habitats, to encourage bio-diversity;
* promote and support systems of land management in a working landscape which respect the history, characteristic landscapes and habitats of the area;
* promote and support woodland management and increased levels of woodland planting in appropriate locations;
* encourage and assist all those who live and work in the area to understand the importance of conservation, and to become involved.
