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Environmental Impact Assessment

Regulations which affect afforestation, deforestation, forest roads and forestry quarries.

Your Woodland Officer

Your local Woodland Officer can offer advice and assistance.

Neil Dixon

Neil is based at the North East England regional office in Rothbury and is the Woodland Officer covering most of Northumberland. 

You can view a map of the area covered by Neil [pdf 228k].   If you have any queries relating to privately owned woodlands in this area please contact Neil.

Mike Riley

Mike is also based at the North East England regional office in Rothbury and is the Woodland Officer covering part of Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and part of County Durham. 

You can view a map of the area covered by Mike [pdf 134k].  If you have an queries relating to privately owned woodlands in this area please contact Mike.

Rachel Sparks

Rachel is based at the North East England southern area office in Hamsterley and is the Woodland Officer covering part of County Durham, the North Pennines AONB area and the Wear Valley. 

You can view a map of the area covered by Rachel [pdf 177k].  If you have any queries relating to privately owned woodlands in this area please contact Rachel.

Regional Sources of Woodland Advice

Northwoods [external link] which is a North East Woodland Initiative working in Northumberland and Co Durham.

Further national sources of of woodland advice can be found on our Forestry Commission England pages.