Shrewsbury's Community Woodlands

Community forests are a socially and environmentally sustainable form of development. The aim of Shrewsbury's community woodlands is to create a better environment for people to use, cherish and enjoy. A community woodland essentially means the planting of new woodland, copses, hedges and occasionally individual trees by people, because they want to help make a difference to their environment.

There are ten sites where planting has successfully been completed in the Borough:

1. Harlescott CW, beside Little Harlescott Lane
2. Lythwood CW near Lythwood Hall, from Recreation Ground, Bayston Hill
3. Meole Brace CW, behind Moneybrook Way, Meole
4. Monkmoor CW, between Coseley Avenue and Fearn Drive
5. Mousecroft CW, Mousecroft Lane, off Longden Road.
6. Pimley CW, below Sundorne Recreation Ground.
7. Underdale CW, beside Robertson Way, via Oswell Road.
8. Coton Hill CW, Corporation Lane, Coton
9. Greenfields CW, Greenfields playing field (part)
10. Copthorne CW, Shelton Rd field (part)

You can also read more about the Willow community woodland with Rea Brook in Meole Brace

The ten woodlands have a combined total area of 22 hectares (54 acres) - a large area and approx 20,000 trees and shrubs! Hopefully other possible areas will be identified in due course. Most areas are being planted with mixed native broad-leaved trees and shrubs. These are primarily oak and ash, but with smaller numbers of: alder, aspen, blackthorn, crab apple, elder, field maple, goat willow, guelder rose, hawthorn, hazel, holly, silver birch, small-leaved lime, and wild cherry.

The Community Woodland Network issues support for the current community projects

Telephone 01743 359199 E-Mail countryside@shrewsbury.gov.uk