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In addition notes regarding future treatment may be useful, 

 the following points being taken into consideration. Whether 

 the wood requires underplanting ; any cleaning, pruning, or 

 thinning required ; whether the wood should be finally felled, 

 and if so, what species should be grown and whether it should 

 be sown, planted, or naturally regenerated. Any special 

 measures necessary for protection against fire or other dangers ; 

 any roads or draining necessary ; any improvement of the 

 boundaries possible. 



These notes are usually made by the compiler as a guide, 

 though the future treatment can only be decided after the full 

 description of the area has been completed. 



For the field work the note-book should be divided up as 

 follows, and by way of explanation sample descriptions are 

 given : 



COMPARTMENTS 



