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Red squirrels and forestry operations in England (operations- operations note 65) 65

This note sets out advice on how to plan and carry out forest operations in woodlands to minimise the possible impacts on red squirrels.

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Red squirrels and forestry operations in England - operations note 65

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Red Squirrel Operations Checklist V1

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  • Summary
  • Introduction
  • About squirrelsred and forestry operations in England includes the following information:

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    • howHow to minimise damage or disturbance to red squirrels
    • locatingKey steps
    • Locating red squirrels and their dreys
    • planningPlanning management and harvesting to minimise disturbance
    • forestLong-term designhabitat for red squirrelsplanning
    • treeForest speciesDesign andfor redRed squirrelsSquirrels
    • What about other protected species thatwhich might be present in the woodland?
    • References
    • Annex I: Conifer species and their coning characteristics
    • Annex II: Squirrel population density in different UK woodland types
    • Annex III: Survey methods and circumstances for use

    Annex IV Checklist andis ‘redavailable squirrelas forestrya operationsseparate diagrams’document. The diagrams in Figure 1 and 2 are also available in a separate documents.document.

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