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myForest brings the latest technology to the forestry sector, for owners of small forests, community forest groups, environmental charities, and forest management companies. myForest provides comprehensive online mapping, digital tools and the latest resources not only to sustainably manage forests, but to provide unique support for the creation of new forests around the UK.
Across the UK there are significant areas of undermanaged woodland. For instance, in England 50% of private woodland area is unmanaged. Additionally, the UK is one of the least forested countries in Europe (13% against the European average of 40%).
The UK's forests are not fulfilling their potential to deliver for society, through biodiversity, climate and flood regulation, timber production and more.
myForest is a flagship project for the Sylva Foundation. Our mission is to use our forestry knowledge and information technology skills, supported by state-of-art evidence, to provide innovative solutions to some of the greatest environmental challenges facing modern society.
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For those who own or manage a single woodland property and want a package of features to map, plan and manage their woodland efficiently, intuitively and effectively.
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For single woodland property owners and managers who need access to a comprehensive suite of data layers and base maps, advanced mapping tools including customisable output maps, and a full range of outputs. The advanced sharing functionality also makes this package suitable for occasional users who need to view or edit properties principally managed by others.
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In addition to the benefits of Advanced, this Package adds multi-property functionality and is suitable for larger landowners and agents managing multiple clients.
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myForest PackagesmyForest has been a publicly available platform for over 15 years and is trusted by thousands of users across the length and breadth of the UK.
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Forest Lab is an application within myForest which provides technology and tools to help land managers share data to inform environmental science, and in return improve knowledge exchange between scientists and land managers.
Forest Lab has been designed to support projects conducted to explore a range of specific subjects, from forest health to tree growth, while the data overall will support the National Forest Inventory.
Sylva Foundation and Forest Research are working in partnership to deliver Forest Lab, enabling myForest users to collect and share data from their woodlands to help support research. myForest users are responsible for about 9% of woodland area across the UK, therefore collectively are able to represent a wide range of woodland types, and to explore many different issues, at thousands of different locations across the country. We hope that as a result we will create a unique and powerful tool to capture important information and data about environmental change.
The UKFS Checker is designed to enable you to carry out a sustainability self-assessment of your woodland stewardship against the UK Forestry Standard. A total of 36 questions assess your knowledge, planning and management against the Standard. Once completed, you can download a detailed report of your progress from entry through five levels towards Gold certification, along with a certificate showing your rating.
The questions are based directly on the UKFS, with one broad question on each of the eight themes, followed by 3 questions on specific aspects of the theme. Each question is matched to ecosystem services (e.g. carbon storage, habitat provision, flood alleviation, products and other public benefits) that each of the specified management actions are deemed to enhance. A complex scoring system applies a weighting to the answer for each question, based on the aspect’s contribution towards these ecosystem services, and calculates your overall score.
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myForest is bringing the latest technology to people who manage and create our forests. myForest provides comprehensive online mapping, digital tools, and the latest resources to sustainably manage and create new forests around Britain.
There are many thousands of myForest users across the UK, ranging from new small woodland owners to forestry management specialists. While the location, size and type of forest can vary significantly, myForest has supported, and been trusted by those who manage and create forests for over fifteen years.
In Britain there is an estimated 700,000ha of under-managed woodlands. In addition, as one of Europe’s least forested countries, the UK needs to fulfil its potential in providing a meaningful contribution towards the country’s timber needs.
myForest supports users through regulation and good practice, making sustainable management and the creation of forests across Britain easier to achieve.
No. The Basic Package is free to use. You can optionally subscribe to the Advanced Package for £75/year or the Professional Package for £200/year.
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myForest is the flagship project of Sylva Foundation, an environmental and forestry charity providing innovative solutions to some of the greatest environmental challenges to modern society.
To find out more about Sylva Foundation, including signing up for regular newsletters or making a donation, please visit our website sylva.org.uk
Sylva Foundation has managed and developed myForest for over 10 years, continually working to improve the service offered to all users. With a philosophy of working with users to co-design the tools and functions within myForest to meet their specific needs, the team is always open to new ideas and suggestions.
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