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Euroforest can deliver expert thinning solutions in commercial upland forests and more traditional hardwood lowland settings. Improving quality, adding ecological value while maximising returns for landowners.
Thinning is the selective removal of trees to reduce woodland density and focus growth on stronger specimens. This process improves timber quality, growth rates, and overall forest value. Beyond the economic benefits, thinning enhances biodiversity, light levels, and woodland views — creating healthier, more attractive forests for both wildlife and visitors.
A thinned forest provides a far more rewarding experience to members of the public and visitors and demonstrates varied forest management practices.
Euroforest have been heavily involved in thinning operations since their inception and over this time have developed a great depth of knowledge and experience in hardwood and softwood thinning. Euroforest can thin to varying intensities as well as target specific species removal, subject to the forest management objectives.
This ensures the correct level of trees are removed from the stand, which should ensure it remains stable and not prone to windthrow, while maximising the possible income for the forest owner.
Euroforest partners with expert contractors across the UK to execute a wide range of thinning operations, including:
Using state-of-the-art thinning machinery and low-impact solutions, we deliver high-quality, sustainable results.
Our modern thinning harvesters use GPS and remote access to track progress in real time and produce accurate maps, forecasts, and client reports. Alongside this technology, Euroforest and our contractors carry out regular site checks, using basal area sweeps and GPS mapping to ensure thinning is completed at the right intensity throughout the operation.
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