The Epping Forest & Commons Committee were scheduled to meet and discuss a range of topics relating to Epping Forest and the Commons, including quarterly updates, risk management, and budget proposals. The committee was also scheduled to discuss and note the draft annual reports and financial statements for various Commons and Epping Forest.

Epping Forest Budget 2026/27

The committee were scheduled to consider the revenue and capital budgets for Epping Forest for 2026/27.

Appendix 1 - Epping Forest SOFA 26-27 181125 was included in the report pack.

The Commons Budget 2026/27

The committee were scheduled to discuss the revenue and capital budgets for Burnham Beeches, Stoke Common, Ashtead Common, West Wickham Common, Spring Park Wood, and Coulsdon and Other Commons for 2026/27.

Epping Forest Constables and Authorised Officers

The committee were scheduled to discuss a report regarding Epping Forest Constables and Authorised Officers. Appendix 1 - Enforcement powers of Epping Forest Conservators and Appendix 3 - Constable and Authorised Officers posts were included in the report pack.

Epping Forest Care and Maintenance Agreements

The committee were scheduled to discuss a report regarding care and maintenance agreements in Epping Forest. Appendix 1 Care and maintenance 2025 was included in the report pack.

Epping Forest Risk Management

The committee were scheduled to discuss a report regarding risk management in Epping Forest. Appendix 1 - Epping Forest Risk Register and Appendix 2 - City of London Corporation Risk Matrix were included in the report pack.

Burnham Beeches & The Commons Risk Management

The committee were scheduled to discuss a report on risk management at Burnham Beeches and the Commons. The report pack included Appendix 1 - Ashtead Common Risk Register, Appendix 2 - Burnham Beeches and Stoke Common Risk Register, Appendix 3 - Coulsdon and Other Commons Risk Register, Appendix 4 - West Wickham and Spring Park Risk Register, and Appendix 5 - City of London Corporation Risk Matrix.

Natural Environment: The Commons Quarterly Update

The committee were scheduled to note a quarterly update on Ashtead Common, Burnham Beeches, Stoke Common, West Wickham Common, and Coulsdon Common. The report included the 2024-25 annual reports for the Strategic Access Management and Monitoring Strategy (SAMMs) and the Section 106 Community Engagement Ranger report, plus the annual summary report of action under the Public Spaces Protection Order at Burnham Beeches.

The report noted that Green Flag judges visited all sites over the previous quarter, and that the Commons received Green Heritage awards. The report also noted volunteer contributions between July and October:

• Ashtead Common: 418 volunteer engagements resulting in 1,914 hours
• West Wickham & Coulsdon Common: 1,550 hours
• Stoke Common: 1,489 hours, with 336 volunteer engagements
• Burnham Beeches: hours not specified

The report stated that at Burnham Beeches and Stoke Common, rangers have been actively managing the site for a rare snail species, Spermodea lamellata, and re-finding it proves the species is still just about extant in southern England .

The report also noted that a survey led by lichenologists Neil Sanderson and Richard Todd had revealed findings about the ground-dwelling (terricolous) lichens of Burnham Beeches, and had uncovered a unique lichen community thriving in open woodland glades. The survey identified 37 species, including Lichenomphalia hudsoniana, recorded for the first time in Buckinghamshire.

The report stated that Helen Maguire MP, whose constituency includes Ashtead, visited Ashtead Common on 31 October.

The report also noted that as part of the City of London corporate volunteer programme, staff from the City Surveyor's Property Projects Group helped to clear ragwort from the diverse sward of the chalk landscape at West Wickham and Coulsdon Commons.

The report stated that a Meet the Ranger Day was held at Farthing Downs in October, and that over 20 people used the new Paw Wash facility.

The report noted that a visitor received a formal written warning after a dog was found worrying cows, and that in October a regular visitor received a Fixed Penalty Notice for repeated breaches of a Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPO) at Burnham Beeches.

The report included the annual summary report of action under the Public Spaces Protection Order at Burnham Beeches, which stated that in September 2023, the Epping Forest and Commons Committee resolved to extend the effect of the existing Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) at Burnham Beeches for a further three years from 1 December 2023.

The PSPOs currently operating at Burnham Beeches are:

• Order 1: Failing to remove dog faeces
• Order 2: Not keeping a dog on a lead (max length of lead 5m) in the designated area
• Order 3: Not putting and keeping a dog on a lead when directed to do so by an authorised person in the designated area
• Order 4: Permitting a dog to enter land from which dogs are excluded, specifically the immediate vicinity of the Burnham Beeches café
• Order 5: Taking more than four dogs onto the land

The report stated that in 2024/25, two formal written warnings were issued, and two Fixed Penalty Notices were issued, one of which remained unpaid at the 31/03/2025. This case, with 4 dogs repeatedly walked off lead, went to magistrates' court In April 2025, resulting in a fine, victim surcharge and costs totaling £2,124.

Epping Forest Update Report July – September 2025

The committee were scheduled to note an update report on Epping Forest for the period July to September 2025.

The report noted that the Ranger's Ride extension and Wanstead Play area were completed, and that 81 fires were tackled during the summer. It also noted that the boathouse at Higham's Park was destroyed by fire, and that phase 2 works have commenced on the Grotto.

The report stated that 11 new members of staff were recruited, and that over the next quarter key projects will include the extension of the Countryside Stewardship funded habitat restoration programme, commencement of hedge and tree planting at Copped Hall, commencement of leaky dams construction and letting of several lodges.

The report included key data for July-September 2025:

• Total fly tips: 213
• Total fires/barbeques: 81
• Grazing days: 2180 Forest / 10368 Buffer
• 11 filming licences: Total of £22,494
• 9 fitness licences: Total of £503.50
• 11 utilities licences: Total of £13,237
• External volunteer hours: 3,517
• Internal volunteer hours: 1,394
• The Epping Forest Facebook page received 681,247 views and 8,414 interactions
• Instagram received 173,065 views
• 11,511 visitors were welcomed at the Epping Forest Visitor Centre at Chingford
• 4156 visitors received at Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge
• 331 visitors at The Temple
• Over 1180 attendees enjoyed the Open-Air Theatre season in Wanstead Park

The report stated that the Gloucester Ride phase one and two are now completed, and that the final phase of the play area at Wanstead was completed with the installation of an all-ability swing and path and new signage.

The report noted that the wall to the rear of the Orchard at the Warren has severe cracking and is now cordoned off for safety reasons, and that the security gate to the Warren Yard has been replaced.

The report stated that the keeper team undertook pole saw training, and that the warm weather saw a rise in rough sleeping, but the teams were able to consistently move people on, collaborating with the appropriate agencies. It also stated that CCTV has had to be installed at the Temple toilets due to persistent vandalism.

The report noted that the team were at the heart of a complex and high-profile situation surrounding the Bell Hotel in Epping, and that as national protests unfolded, the Forest became a key operational space for police efforts to manage public safety.

The report stated that 17 waste bins have been purchased, and that Epping Forest achieved a 63% audit score for Safe365 in Q2, reflecting continued improvements in operational safety practices.

The report noted that grassland condition assessments have been completed covering 21 sites, and that reptile and butterfly surveys have also been undertaken at these sites. It also stated that the review and digitisation of historical ecological records is currently underway, and that a total of 16,000 species records has been submitted to Greenspace Information for Greater London (GiGL).

The report stated that specialist surveys have been undertaken to assess the condition of SSSI pond features, including eDNA testing for amphibian species across Forest ponds, and that the Wanstead Park floating reedbed was assessed during summer 2025 and found to be well-established.

The report noted that the team at Epping Forest successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of just over £200,000. This money will be used over the next four years to support work on the ancient trees.

The report stated that the team supported actions to further improve and monitor the impact of squirrel control, propped ancient trees to maintain the carbon they hold by keeping them alive as long as possible, and consulted on options for the future of the Stag car park in relation to proposals that part or all of it may be reverted to heathland in the next 18 months.

The report noted that the team at Burnham Beeches successfully appealed against the decision by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), 2 years earlier, to alter how it paid one element of the charity's Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This action resulted in payment of