South Yorkshire Forest

Conservation initiative

Ulley Reservoir. Ulley Country park was originally built as a reservoir in the 1870s to provide the town of Rotherham with drinking water. Situated within the South Yorkshire Forest, it is a scenic haven for wildlife

The South Yorkshire Forest was a partnership initiative of the twelve Community Forests in England, started in 1991.[1] The programme aimed to create attractive landscapes in the South Yorkshire area through improvement and regeneration of woodlands, wetlands, farmland, meadows, industrial sites and residential areas. Member organisations of the South Yorkshire Forest Partnership included the Forestry Commission, Natural England and the four local authorities of South Yorkshire: Sheffield City Council, Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council and Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council.

Between 2005 and 2015, the South Yorkshire Forest Partnership (SYFP) led a series of large and high profile projects with the support of the European Union, investing millions of pounds to improve South Yorkshire's environmental quality with local communities. SYFP was responsible for managing initiatives with partners in over 50 cities and regions, spanning North West Europe and the North Sea Region. These projects included:

* VALUE+ (VALUE-Added).
* SEEDS - Stimulating enterprising environments for development and sustainability (SEEDS).
* APACHES - Attractive Public Areas Cluster (APACHES).
* Valuing Attractive Landscapes in the Urban Economy (VALUE).
* MP4 - Making Places Profitable (MP4).
* Creating a Setting for Investment (CSI) (Creating a Setting for Investment).

It also hosted three major international conferences in Sheffield:

* SEEDS (2015) SEEDS Conference.
* Green Growth New Shoots (2012) Green Growth New Shoots Conference.
* Making Places Profitable (2006) Making Places Profitable Conference.

South Yorkshire Forest Partnership was closed in 2016. From its inception to its closure, SYFP planted over 1 million trees, and invested over £32 million in South Yorkshire.

## See also

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* Community Forests in England

## References

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1. ^ "Green Infrastructure Blog". Archived from the original on 12 March 2015.

## External links

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* South Yorkshire Forest homepage (archive copy)
* Forestry Commission
* Natural England
* Sheffield City Council
* Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
* Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
* Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

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Community Forests in England

* Forest of Avon
* Great North Forest
* Great Western Forest
* Greenwood Forest
* Forest of Marston Vale
* Forest of Mercia
* Mersey Forest
* Red Rose Forest
* South Yorkshire Forest
* Tees Forest
* Thames Chase
* Watling Chase

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Forests and woodlands of Yorkshire

East Riding of Yorkshire|

* Beckhead Plantation

North Yorkshire|

* Bassleton Wood and The Holmes
* Dalby Forest
* Forest of Galtres
* Grass Wood
* Hack Fall Wood
* Langdale Forest
* Pinkney and Gerrick Woods
* Raincliffe Woods
* Scoska Wood
* Skipton Wood
* Wykeham Forest
* York Community Woodland

South Yorkshire|

* Bagger Wood
* Barnsdale
* Beeley Wood
* Bowden Housteads Woods
* Ecclesall Woods
* Firth Wood
* Greno Woods
* Hutcliffe Wood
* South Yorkshire Forest

West Yorkshire|

* Forest of Leeds
* Heaton Woods
* Judy Woods
* Myers Wood
* Whiteley Woods
* Woodhouse Ridge

Related|

* Northern Forest

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