Malvern Hills National Landscape
Bringing old woodlands back into positive management is a key ambition for the National Landscape Partnership. This is especially important for ancient woods which were (partially) cleared and replanted with non-native conifers or other species in the recent past. These sites are known as PAWS – Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites.
Work has begun this week to manage 2 such woods – Colwall Coppice in Colwall (owned by the Malvern Hills Trust) and Hallhouse Coppice in Suckley. Many non-native and diseased trees will be felled and removed from these sites. This will provide space and light to allow new native trees to grow from the seed bank. Some new, appropriate, trees and shrubs will also be planted.
This work will allow these ancient woods to ‘breathe’ again and to develop the sort of diverse structure and ecological richness which they would have had in the past. A more diverse species mix will also make them more resilient in the face of tree disease and climate change.
This work is being supported by the Malvern Hills National Landscape Partnership.
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How we wish for clear, clean waters in these days of poor regulation of the water industry. Severn Rivers Trust has been monitoring our local brooks and produced the following report
www.malvernhills-nl.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/MHNL-Water-Quality-Report.pdf
With the data within, as well as obvious observations, we hope to ensure sweet waters for wildlife, livestock, and paddling.
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