The wood will be used for building materials and fuel, while a native woodland will be planted in place of the current trees.
The work is part of NRW’s Larch Reduction Strategy to help control the spread of Phytophthora ramorum, commonly known as larch disease.This is part of the staged approach to the eventual removal of all larch from within the Foel Woodland.The operations will begin in November with the aim of being finished by April 2023. Once removed the wood will go to sawmills to be used for house building material, fencing and wood fuel.
Aidan Cooke, Senior Officer Forest Operation for NRW, said: “Felling the larch trees now allows us to adequately plan for a sensitive operation without the timing restrictions of a Statutory Plant Health Notice.