The Newborough woodland is owned by the Welsh Assembly Government and requires a management plan - 'Forest Design Plan' to be agreed with the general public. The document identifys future patterns of tree felling and restocking and will therefore have considerable influence upon the red squirrel population.

The first meeting of the Liaison Group took place on March 3rd 2005 under a broad remit:

'To engage all those interested in the design and management of the forest and warren area, to maximise its environmental, economic and social value. And specifically to consider the forest design plan in the short term'.

The meeting set out some broad aims and objectives that the group should work within, but did not cover any specific management issues.

• March 2005 meeting Minutes & Agenda

Since then there have been several meetings and also the creation of various Task & Finish Groups. Useful documents are available to download below:

2nd Meeting: 7 April 2005

Agenda (pdf)

Points for 2nd meeting (pdf)

Paper - Colbourne Possible Process (pdf)

Notes of meeting (pdf) 

3rd Meeting: 26 May 2005

Agenda (pdf)

Liaison Partnership Draft Terms of Reference (pdf)

Task and Finish Groups Draft Terms of Reference (pdf)

4th Meeting: 14 July 2005

Agenda (pdf)

Notes from the Partnership Meeting held 14th July 2005

5th Meeting: 3 October 2005

Agenda (text file)

Minutes from Oct 3rd meeting (text file)

Habitat and Species Task Group

• Minutes of the 1st meeting of the Habitat & Species Group July 2005.
• Minutes of the 2nd meeting of the Habitat & Species Group August 2005.
• Minutes of the 3rd meeting of the Habitat & Species Group September 2005.
• Minutes of the 4th meeting of the Habitat & Species Group October 2005.
• Minutes of the 5th meeting of the Habitat & Species Group November 2005.

Details are also available from the Forestry Commissions web-site and can be found on the Newborough Consultation pages.