Category: News
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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…
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Courses for 2014 from ‘Native Hands’
‘Native Hands’ will be offering a new and updated range of courses for the new year. Wild pottery, bramble berry baskets, stitching bark containers and more. They are based down in East Sussex near Lewes. More information and course dates are available the Native Hands website.
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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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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.
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Woodland and forestry training
Rebecca Butler from the Woodland Enterprise Centre at Flimwell has written to us with news of some interesting training courses which can be subsidised by the Development Programme for England (RDPE). For more details of any of the courses, please contact her directly at the address below.