4-688: The South Yorkshire Forest was a partnership initiative of the twelve Community Forests in England , started in 1991. The programme aimed to create attractive landscapes in the South Yorkshire area through improvement and regeneration of woodlands, wetlands, farmland, meadows, industrial sites and residential areas. Member organisations of the South Yorkshire Forest Partnership included the Forestry Commission , Natural England and
8-511: The early 1990s. Each of them is a partnership between the Forestry Commission and the Countryside Agency , which are agencies of the British government , and the relevant local councils . Most of the designated areas are close to large cities and contain large amounts of brownfield , underused and derelict land. When the forests were created the average forest cover in the designated areas
12-525: The four local authorities of South Yorkshire: Sheffield City Council , Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council , Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council and Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council . Between 2005 and 2015, the South Yorkshire Forest Partnership (SYFP) led a series of large and high profile projects with the support of the European Union, investing millions of pounds to improve South Yorkshire's environmental quality with local communities. SYFP
16-818: Was responsible for managing initiatives with partners in over 50 cities and regions, spanning North West Europe and the North Sea Region. These projects included: It also hosted three major international conferences in Sheffield: South Yorkshire Forest Partnership was closed in 2016. From its inception to its closure, SYFP planted over 1 million trees, and invested over £32 million in South Yorkshire. Community Forests in England England 's community forests are afforestation-based regeneration projects which were established in
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