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Background: Old Hall Wood is an ancient semi-natural woodland on the outskirts of the village of Bouth in South Lakeland. It is owned and managed by the Forestry Commission. It covers 36 hectares, c. 28 being mixed broadleaves of mainly oak and birch, and c. 7 under conifer (yew, some planted European larch and Sitka spruce). See the Forestry Commission website for more details including the current Forest Design Plan.
Over the summer of 2011,
the Forestry Commission approached the Parish Council to ask whether
the local community would be interested in becoming more involved in
the management of Old Hall Wood, Bouth as a pilot 'Community
Woodland' scheme. A walk through the wood and a meeting in Bouth
Village Hall on 13th August 2011 confirmed that there was a lot of
interest in this proposal. The
Old Hall Wood Liaison Group
was formed to take things forward. Notes from meetings:
The Old Hall Wood Liaison Group members are: Mr Ken Dean (Parish
Councillor and Bouth resident)
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Old
Hall Wood, Bouth 
