Category: News
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Horse-logging demonstration 13 May
Join us for the visit to Karen Moon’s 9-acre wood at High Stoop in County Durham. SWOG members can enjoy a day in the woods, watching a demonstration of horse-logging and learning about the advantages of this traditional, low-impact aspect of woodland management.
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PAWS Restoration Workshop – Joint Meeting with The Woodland Trust
Early April was an excellent time to hold a joint SWOG and Woodland Trust, PAWS (plantation on ancient woodland sites) restoration workshop.
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Into the woods with Countryfile
It was great to see a whole episode of BBC Countryfile devoted to woodlands and timber.
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And the winners are . . .
Thank you to everyone who entered the SWOG Big Picture competition. All the entries were wonderful and it is great to see everyone enjoying their woodlands. Our judge, Graham Wood, faced a difficult choice, but finally selected three clear winners.
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Red Squirrel Training Day
Holly Peek a Red Squirrel Ranger for Anglesey and Gwynedd has contacted us with some information that North West Wales members may find interesting.
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How do you feel about pests and diseases?
Dr Julie Urquart from Imperial College is running a project about ash dieback.
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Ride Improvement Scheme – Update
The track improvement pilot scheme in the South East is now nearing its end. It was an initiative instigated by woodlands.co.uk to help owners with shared tracks maintain and improve the utility, structure and biodiversity of their tracks and rides.
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National Tree Week
The 41st National Tree Week begins on 26 November, and kicks off with a series of events to bring trees to the forefront of public consciousness. This year the Tree Council are encouraging us all to get involved with Tree Dressing Day on Saturday 3 December, and in support, the Woodland Trust and Forest Charter…
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New Forest Land Advice Service Working Woodlands Project
Tom Murphy has been in touch, he is the project co-ordinator for the Working Woodlands Project which is run by the New Forest Land Advice Service part of the bigger, forest-wide “Our Past Our Future” initiative.
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Grown in Britain Week Special Offer
There is a 10% discount to anyone placing a booking on a Grown in Britain training course this week. Places are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment. The aim of the course is to provide potential applicants and/or auditors of the Grown in Britain Standard with an introduction to the Standard, its general requirements…
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Oak Processionary Moth – research
We have been contacted by Dr. John Fellenor who is part of a project team looking at the public perception of risk with regard to specific tree pests and pathogens, one of which is the oak processionary moth (OPM). Their project webpage provides an overview of what the work aims to achieve https://www.imperial.ac.uk/unpick/
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Reasons to adapt to Climate Change
Dr Suzanne Martin, Research Liaison Officer with the Forestry Commission at Alice Holt has written to us with news of the recently published LWEC Report Card covering forestry. The card provides an accessible and authoritative summary of the latest scientific evidence about the impact and future risks/opportunities of climate change for forestry in the UK. It…