Category: News
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Axe-making course, Sweden, summer 2015
Ken Hume of the Oxfordshire Woodland Group is looking for fellow enthusiasts to join him on an axe-making course in Sweden. Participants have the opportunity to make their ‘dream axe’ under the expert tuition and guidance of Lars Enander and Ulrika Stridsberg. Lars and Ulrika are expert blacksmiths, and Lars is the author of Swedish Blacksmithing, a book on…
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Launch of the Observatree Project
Kate Hutchinson, has announced the official launch of the Observatree project today. More than 200 UK-wide Observatree volunteers have been trained as citizen scientists and we encourage everyone to be more observant and report possible signs of tree pests and diseases. Read the full story in our media release. You can help us…
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European Coppice Conference 2014
Kentish woodlands and the traditional way they are managed were the focus of an international conference hosted by the University of Greenwich. Visitors from across Europe, as well as from South Africa and Turkey took part in a three-day conference in the heartland of the British coppice industry to learn new techniques, share experiences and…
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Forest Seedlings – Forestry Commission App
New app solves problem of identifying young trees and shrubs A new app-based field guide, Forest Seedlings, from the Forestry Commission has been launched to help identify almost 100 tree and shrub seedlings under one year old that are commonly found in British woods and forests.
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Observatree – coming spring 2015!
News from the Woodland Trust: Observatree is an exciting conservation partnership project, harnessing the power of citizen science to establish a new tree health early warning system. Working together with the public, and networking with related projects, we will detect new threats and track movement and spread of existing pests and diseases. More details on…
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Wilderness First Aid Courses
Andy Sullivan from ELST as been in touch with dates for this years two day wilderness first aid courses. I refreshed my first aid skills on this course last summer and actually needed to use them in a real life emergency the very week after. So you never know when you are going to need…
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National Wood Fuel Conference
Thanks to Jeanette Hawkins from the Forestry Commision for sending us news of the wood fuel conference coming up. Full details and how to get tickets below.
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Ancient Woodland Restoration Workshop
FREE workshops for woodland owners, managers & agents Wednesday 10th September 2014 at Hamstreet, Kent or Tuesday 23rd September at Parkgate, Surrey 9.30 am to 3.30pm
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Coppicewood College
Thanks go to David Hunter of The Coppiceplot in Pembrokeshire for bringing to our attention the courses held at Coppicewood College. Mention you’re a member of SWOG if you book up and they will give a 5% discount off their regular price.
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Grow Your Business
The Small Woods Association and The Southdowns National Park Authority teamed up recently to offer a very worthwhile course aimed at increasing the viability of small businesses in the coppice sector of the region.
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Track a Tree – Recording spring in the woods
Dr Albert Phillimor from the Institute of Evolutionary Biology has sent us news of a very interesting project. They are looking for volunteers to record the seasonal timings of individual trees and flowering plants in our woodlands.
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Coppice Tools – Bring and Buy Sale
From a chainsaw to a billhook, bring along your old tools to sell, swap or barter and buy some-one else’s. If you have anything big to sell let us know and we’ll save you a space (or just bring a photo of it). Saturday 1st February 2014, 10.30 – 4pm Pepenbury, Cornford lane, Pembury, Tunbridge…