Commercial management of the site continued until the end of the 1970?s when the Saltburn and Marske urban district council purchased the woodland from Zetland estates.



Thirty years on and the woodland is now under the stewardship of Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council whose management objectives are firmly based on improving the Biodiversity of the wood and maintaining its amenity values.



Present management is focused on breaking up the age structure of the over mature conifer trees, work is carried out between October and March to avoid disturbance to wildlife during the breeding season.



To ensure the continuity of the wood selected areas are periodically felled and new trees planted, increasingly we are encouraging the natural re generation of native trees simply by opening the evergreen canopy.



FOEW organise practical conservation events for members throughout the year. These tend to be fun and sociable occasions, and there is no pressure to attend.