Forestry locations are often very suitable for hosting wind farms - individual turbines or a collection.

Green Belt has extensive experience nationally in consulting on the forestry aspects relating to wind farm development. Included in this is the assessment of the area of forestry that will be impacted by the development. For turbines to be erected a suitable and appropriate roadway needs to be constructed. Then a platform to host the turbine.

Our long term relationship with landowners and forest owners allows Green Belt opportunity to liaise and coordinate agreements on behalf of both the neighbours and the wind co's. 

Once a location has been identified, Green Belt will

• Accurately identify the effected area
• Carry out lidar surveys to assess the timber volume and topographical impact
• Sourcing replacement lands and appropriate replanting approvals.
• Planting and replanting service with maintenance contracts
• Detailed analysis of standing timber and potential and real value
• Expert management of timber harvesting and subsequent sale of timber
• Ecological surveying and reporting on sites
• High quality measurement, reporting and verification of important data