Category: News
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Introduction to bushcraft day
UPDATE 17th August 2010 There are still a couple of places left on this course if anyone is interested? Andy Noble of Natures Craft is running an introduction to bushcraft day at Lords Wood near Alton in Hampshire later this year. This is being offered to SWOG members at a considerable discount, (£20 instead of…
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Four Winds lease runs out
The Four Winds Inspiration Centre is unfortunately having to close. The lease on their ‘Woodyard’ in Inverleith Park is ending and the Edinburgh council needs the land back. Established in 1998, the Environmental Education & Craft based Charity, is a grass roots organisation, working for the benefit of present and future generations They have been…
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Free family arts day
The Woodland Trust are running another free event at Brede High woods. For more information visit the Woodland Trust website, or download the flyer.
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Bodgefest 2010 – Saturday 4th September
Dunnottar Bodgers Group invite family and friends to a picnic in the woods. A chance to find out about woodland crafts, get a little hands-on perhaps, see local artists work and sit back round the camp fire and enjoy live music and children’s entertainments.
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Woodland Management and tree ID – Malvern
Many thanks go to Nigel and Elaine for elucidating us with their experiences of their first SWOG meeting and for the fantastic photographs which accompanies the piece. As well as feedback from the ‘official’ SWOG meets, we are always happy to publish articles about your own woodlands and what you’ve been up to in them,…
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National Forest Wood Fair
The National Forest Wood Fair takes place on Monday 30 August at Beacon Hill Country Park in Leicestershire, just off the M1, junction 22 or 23.
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myForest – Online woodland management website
The Sylva Foundation has launched a new web-based service that aims to support the mapping and sustainable management of woodlands, and provides a platform for marketing products from local woodlands.
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Family bushcraft days
Calling all Bear Grylls and Ray Mears fans. Get out in the woods near Battle in East Sussex on Sat July 17th. 10-3pm with survival experts Sunrise Bushcraft and the Woodland Trust. There are also bushcraft days happening at Hargate forest near Tunbridge Wells, click here for details
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Festival of the Tree – Sculpture woodcarving event
From Monday 23 – Monday 30 August Westonbirt Arboretum will welcome 12 of the UK’s most talented sculptors to the Sculptree woodcarving event at its annual Festival of the Tree.
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From Woodland to Workshop – course info
Belinda at Woodland Heritage is running an interesting three day course called ‘From Woodland to Workshop’.
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SWOG meeting, bat and moth evening
A big thanks to Rodney and Heather who hosted this very interesting and informative event at their wood near Northiam in East Sussex.
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Phytophthora ramorum – update
Alison Evans, Communications officer from the Forestry Commission Wales, has posted us a note which gives an update on the outbreak of Phytophthora ramorum in South Wales. There is also some free awareness training being organised for 7th, 8th and 16th of July, full details are available here.