Agenda item

Report of the Superintendent of Epping Forest.

Epping Forest’s beech forest and heathlands are recognised for their importance

internationally; the beech forest with its ancient trees having a scientifically recognised “global status?. Recognition takes the form of protective designation as Epping Forest Special Area of Conservation (SAC) within the EU Natura 2000 network, under the legal framework of the Bern Convention 1979.

Resolved – that Members instructed Officers to incorporate the SIP targets into the Epping Forest Management Plan, prioritise and examine the resource implications of the proposed actions that might pertain to the Conservators and identify funding

mechanisms and potential partnerships for these actions.