Tir Coed stands for improving the quality of life for rural communities in Wales through trees and woodlands in order to sustain and enhance their social, economic, ecological and cultural value for the future.

Tir Coed was established in 1999 by an alliance of countryside organisations to promote the benefits of woodlands throughout Wales, the organisation has evolved in tune with the Welsh Assembly Government's priorities of Health, Social Inclusion and Education. In 2006, Tir Coed became a Charity (Charity number 1115229).

The central objective is the development, through facilitation and partnership working, of community led woodland initiatives for socially disadvantaged rural communities. These facilities will embrace opportunities to deliver direct social, recreational and economic benefits, particularly those that promote health and well being, rural regeneration and the alleviation of social exclusion and deprivation.

Tir Coed aims to achieve this by:

• promoting local community involvement in woodland initiatives that deliver social and health benefits

• seeking opportunities to develop skills, networks and knowledge in rural communities that will enable woodlands to be used as catalysts for local sustainable economic development

• responding to needs expressed by stakeholders and supported by professional advice

• seeking partners with whom to deliver woodland initiatives, and fostering the development of links and partnerships with other social, health, rural regeneration or continuing education projects throughout rural Wales

• addressing all initiatives via a customised, non-prescriptive, approach which best meets with the needs of the client yet remains within Tir Coed's remit

North Wales Officer - Gwyneth Davies
Phone/Fax-01974 282476  e-mail-gwyneth@ystwyth-tircoed.fsnet.co.uk

South Wales Officer - Becky Hulme
Phone-01570 493224  e-mail-becky-tircoed@fsmail.net

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