A Community Woodland is a woodland for people, they are managed, cared for and used by the local community, and are usually supported by a Community Woodland Group.  The woodland can be owned or leased by the group, or managed in partnership with another organisation.  Community woodlands can be any woodland types, large or small, in either urban or rural areas, and vary in the level of community involvement.

Community woodlands in Wales are delivering a huge range of public and community benefits, including recreation facilities, biodiversity conservation, rural development and jobs, renewable energy through woodfuel, locally produced woodland products, social inclusion, and outdoors education.

Llais y Goedwig (the Voice of Woodlands) is a new association formed to be the voice of a growing community woodland movement in Wales.