Newborough Forest
Encyclopedia
Newborough Forest is a forest
to the west of Newborough, Anglesey
, North Wales
.
It is one of the most important red squirrel
conservation sites in the United Kingdom
. It appears increasingly likely that there are now only 500 red squirrels in Wales
and numbers are continuing to decline.
The whole area was mainly shifting sand dunes prior to 1947 when afforestation began. During the late seventies and 80’s there were concerns that the water levels within the Forest and within neighbouring Warren were falling, with the result that winter flooding was not to the same depth and that dune slack pools were drying out sooner.
Proposals were put forward in 2004 to remove large parts of the forest. The local community and conservation groups objected and the government are currently carrying out a public consultation that will shape the future management of the Newborough woodland.
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
to the west of Newborough, Anglesey
Newborough, Anglesey
Newborough is a village in the south-western corner of the Isle of Anglesey in Wales; it is in the community of Rhosyr, which has a population of 2,169.-History:Newborough was a commotal centre of medieval Anglesey...
, North Wales
North Wales
North Wales is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales. It is bordered to the south by the counties of Ceredigion and Powys in Mid Wales and to the east by the counties of Shropshire in the West Midlands and Cheshire in North West England...
.
It is one of the most important red squirrel
Red Squirrel
The red squirrel or Eurasian red squirrel is a species of tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus common throughout Eurasia...
conservation sites in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It appears increasingly likely that there are now only 500 red squirrels in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
and numbers are continuing to decline.
The whole area was mainly shifting sand dunes prior to 1947 when afforestation began. During the late seventies and 80’s there were concerns that the water levels within the Forest and within neighbouring Warren were falling, with the result that winter flooding was not to the same depth and that dune slack pools were drying out sooner.
Proposals were put forward in 2004 to remove large parts of the forest. The local community and conservation groups objected and the government are currently carrying out a public consultation that will shape the future management of the Newborough woodland.