Abstract
Summary The urban woodlands on people's doorsteps are where societal values of woodland are highest but also where urban pressures are at their maximum. NeighbourWoods is a European-wide research project that focuses on aspects of planning, design and management of such woodland and identifies elements of good practice. This article looks at urban woodland design and uses existing information (literature review and case studies) to identify ‘tools’ that have potential to be used in the design or re-design of similar woodland situations elsewhere. Many design-related issues are considered within the range of three general subject areas: woodland location; woodland size, shape and structure; and plant size and species composition. From this review, promising design ‘tools’ are highlighted, such as the use of surveys, different woodland types, zoning, natural colonisation, art in woodlands, and vegetation classification systems.
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