Year: 2013
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Coping with Deer in Areas of High Population
Deer numbers are at their all time high in many parts of the country. Managing a coppice in one of these areas is hard work and can be extremely frustrating. Groups like the Deer Initiative are being proactive in educating woodland owners and the public about the issues involved. The main problem being that deer…
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Deer Management Course – Plumpton College
Plumpton college are running a Deer Management course over four days between December and February next year. It is being taught by Jamie Cordery of the ‘Deer Initiative’ . It covers a lot of ground including. Population dynamics Deer impact assessments Landowners/Deer stalker agreements Landscape scale management Risks and liability Deer economics For more information…
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Making a Log into a Birdbox
There’s nothing more satisfying than making something for the wood from the wood. Anything from a teaspoon to a log cabin can be fashioned from the materials you find growing or lying around. It keeps our 21st century plastic clutter out of sight and means everything is low impact and will eventually return to where…
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See the woods from the trees at Plumpton College
The Wood Enterprise Centre is hosting a free day of information and advice around the subject of woodfuel on Tuesday 29th October at at Plumpton College at Woodland Enterprise Centre, Flimwell, East Sussex,TN5 7PR. There will be speakers from the woodfuel industry, and advice on how to apply for grants, as well as demonstrations of…
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Firewood – burning secrets
Most woodland owners quickly find that they generate more firewood than they know what to do with. It makes sense, environmentally and economically use it to heat your own home – and maybe that of their neighbours and friends, too.
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SWOG at Westonbirt
SWOG was once again at the Treefest which is becoming a well attended and established celebration of all things ‘Woodie’. The event which takes place every year over the August bank holiday at the national arboretum at Westonbirt attracts exhibitors and the general public from all over the country. This year the weather stayed fine…
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Chalara fraxinea — dieback of ash Advisory Note
A further update concerning Chalara fraxinea, ash dieback is available from the Forestry Commision. It includes a warning about trees which may have been imported up to 20 years ago, symptoms and how to report suspected outbreaks. Download the document here.