Work will be undertaken to manage the woodland in Hillfield Park beginning 22 January and likely to finish by 5 February.
In short, the work will take place in the area of the ridge and it is unlikely the rest of the park will be affected. I am though sure areas of the ridge will be out-of-bounds because of the heavy machinery being used.
Solihull’s Habitat Leaflet, explaining more about the project in the borough can be read via this link: Habitat leaflet final (2)
Why are we cutting down the trees?
- Removing trees allows light to reach the woodland floor which encourages plants such as bluebells to grow which in turn supports pollinating insects such as bees and butterflies.
- The woodland is being managed, which involves selective thinning of trees. This is being done to improve the overall health of the woodland, enhance biodiversity and improve access. Woodlands need to contain trees of a variety of species, ages and heights. This variety means that lots of different species of wildlife can find suitable areas to live and thrive within the wood.
Further questions and answers can be found on the fact sheet shown here: Woodland Management FAQs MDE
Please feel free to ask me if you have any questions.
Ken Hawkins 
The woodland area has been finished for almost 4 weeks and whole are has been left in a terrible mess
The damage by heavy caterpillar track vehicles has left large areas of the park looking a complete mess.
Can you tell me when we can expect the are to be put back to normal please?
Sorry James, I was away for a long weekend and will get a more meaningful reply to you tomorrow.
Ken. Did you get an answer from the council to James question about putting right the damage done to the grass and removal of the felled trees, etc. Steve
Yes, it will all look great when finished. Weather has had a big impact and this work can’t be done any other time due to nesting and growth.
Thanks for the update Ken. Hopefully it’ll look much better by summer.