The Standard

Review and Revision

The first edition of this standard was developed by a broadly based Technical Working Group and launched in May 1999. The Interpretation Panel has developed a series of Interpretation Notes to provide further clarification where necessary.

A second edition has been developed by the Steering Group and will supersede the first edition from November 1st 2006.

To assist those using the standard the revised text and a summary of the main changes made are available as downloads.  An html version is under construction and will be available on this website in due course.

Downloads:

UK Woodland Assurance Standard (Second Edition)

This is a pdf version of the standard and will also be available as a hard copy in due course.

UK Woodland Assurance Standard (Second Edition) - Summary of Main Changes

This paper provides summary information on the main changes incorporated in the second edition but is not a full list of all the changes made.  It will be particularly helpful for those owners and managers whose woodlands are already certified and who will need to align their practices with the new requirements in accordance with the rules of their certification programme - you should refer to your certification authority for further details.