ENVEC WOOD
  near Morchard Bishop, Devon

"Carbon sequestration should be considered as an
important benefit of woodland management and creation"
A Strategy for England's Trees, Woods and Forests
Defra, June 2007

ENVEC WOOD (June 2010)
There are more pictures further down this page.

A lasting legacy for the South West

Background to the wood

ENVEC has provided the South West of England with a major environmental business conference addressing climate change and related issues such as resource efficiency and waste minimisation.

Whilst planning ENVEC 2006 the organisers took the decision to establish a new wood in the South West, ENVEC WOOD, through working in partnership with Taunton based www.co2balance.com. This has involved the planting of over 400 native broad-leaved trees in a special new ENVEC designated woodland (of mainly oak and willow trees) within Bishops Wood, near Morchard Bishop, mid Devon.

EDF Energy supported additional planting of trees in ENVEC WOOD, when it was established, to mark the 30th anniversary (in 2006) of the South West Energy & Environmental Management Groups. ENVEC WOOD was planted in March 2007.

ENVEC WOOD has been used for the ENVEC carbon offset but delegates and other individuals or organisations have been able to purchase carbon offsets there also - details from www.co2balance.com.

The organisers of ENVEC wanted this initiative to be part of the legacy for the South West from this key event; benefiting the region's biodiversity whilst absorbing CO2. Nevertheless, the organisers recognise the need to apply the low carbon hierarchy:

  1. REDUCE energy use by avoiding unnecessary use and implementing energy efficiency measures; then

  2. REPLACE fossil fuels with renewable energy sources and/or use cleaner fossil fuel technology where possible; and then

  3. NEUTRALISE the remaining unavoidable emissions through carbon offsetting schemes.

Photographs of ENVEC Wood

ENVEC WOOD (June 2010)

ENVEC WOOD (June 2010)
- sign still visible 3 years later...

ENVEC WOOD (July 2007)

The view South from ENVEC WOOD (July 2007)

EDF Energy, GOSW and the SW EEMGs formally launch ENVEC WOOD
24^th July 2007
Pictured left to right are: Mike Grabham (EDF Energy), Phil Harding (GOSW), Deborah Williamson (EDF Energy), Dave Collins (Chairman, Devon & Cornwall EEMG), and Norman Wright (Chairman, Avon & Somerset EEMG)

You can view a video of the installation of the ENVEC wood sign on 24 July 2007 on the oursouthwest YouTube channel from this link: http://www.youtube.com/oursouthwest/.

SW EEMG Chairmen & Secretaries take delivery of the sign for ENVEC WOOD at their 6-monthly meeting on 7^th June 2007. Pictured from left to right are: John Emmerson, Alan Burgess, Joe McSavage, Norman Wright (holding sign), Mike Strickland, Dave Collins, Tim Linford and Mike Moultrie

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