Forestry in Wales is the practice of planting, managing, and caring for forests inWales.
The development ofafforestation and the production and supply oftimber inWales come underNatural Resources Wales, as set out in theForestry Act 1967 (c. 10).[1]
In 2013Natural Resources Wales took over responsibility for Forestry in Wales,[2]
In 2020, theWelsh Government launched a long-term re-forestation plan known as theNational Forest for Wales (Welsh:Coedwig Genedlaethol i Gymru).[3]
Natural Resources Wales is aWelsh Government sponsored body, for the management of all the natural resources ofWales. It was formed from a merger of theCountryside Council for Wales,Environment Agency Wales, and theForestry Commission Wales, and also assumes some other roles formerly taken by Welsh Government.[4] Other organisations working in Wales to improve the management of Welsh woodlands and forests include theConfederation of Forest Industries,Coed Cymru[5] and Woodknowledge Wales.[6]