Month: June 2011
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Rainwater Harvesting
Many thanks to Craig who has shared with us his solution for harvesting water in his wood.
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Charcoal Making at Combwell Woods, Kent
Many thanks to Martin Keelor for the report and pictures of the recent charcoal burns at Combwell Woods in Kent. In case anyone is still unaware of the issues, West Sussex County Council have put together a nice leaflet explaining why we should all be using locally coppiced charcoal on our BBQ’s this summer, (or…
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Kent High Weald Partnership
The Kent High Weald Partnership’s summer newsletter if available to download here. There’s lots of information in it and a list of upcoming Events is also available here. Lots more information on their website
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Woodfuel Events – South Yorkshire
The Forestry Commission are running some woodfuel events in South Yorkshire as part of their work on the Activating Forest Owners project Find out more here
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Coppice Week – Clog Making Course
The Sussex and Surrey Coppice Group again held a very successful ‘Coppice Week’ on Ashdown forest. There was a rich mix of courses to try your hand at, I took on a challenging two days with one of the last traditional hand made clog makers in the country.
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Update on Phytophthora ramorum in Wales
Please make sure you stay up to date with the Phytophthora ramorum situation, it is important even if you are not near an outbreak in Wales. Update Here are the links to the most relevent FC pages http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pramorum General information http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/infd-6dcd69 EWGS guidance on regeneration grants http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/forestry.nsf/byunique/infd-868egu Felling guidance Download the Forestry Commission’s update here…
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Free Seminar – for Woodland owners, agents and gamekeepers
Kent Downs AONB are running a free half-day seminar on managing woodland for game and wildlife on June 23rd. Places are limited so please book as early as possible. Booking is via the Game & Wildlife Conservancy Trust: By telephone – 01425 651 013 (Lynda Ferguson) By email – [email protected] Or via the web – …