We’ve just missed May Day, but the latest SWOG newsletter holds the promise of spring. There is a report from the SWOG visit to the fabulous Tortworth Arboretum, the opportunity to take part in a research project with the University of Leicester and news of several woodland-related events coming up this month.

Grants are up for grabs for south-eastern owners, there is advice on choosing woodland courses, and read about the Ancient Tree Forum, the wonderful organisation that protects Britain’s most venerable trees.

Spring into March with the latest SWOG newsletter! SWOG meeting planned in Gloucestershire at Tortworth Arboretum. For those whose tracks have become worn down and muddy in the winter, read Rich’s tips on how to improve them. It’s not only the humans who will benefit – you’ll encourage biodiversity, too. Finally, the Forestry Commission has…

We kick off the February newsletter with a hint of good news about research into chalara resistance, inspirational coppicing from Sussex and the new Charter for Trees, Woodlands and People, a campaign which we are firmly behind. There’s also news of advice sessions available from the Forestry Commission, as well as meetings organised by our…

We’re beginning 2016 with a short newsletter, but normal service will be restored in February. Take a look at the latest videos from Woodlands.co.uk: Tinder in the woodlands Paul Beadle of the Woodland Education Service explains how to light a fire without matches. An introduction to cabinet making Furniture designer and maker Andrew Marsh shares the secrets…

Wafted in on an unseasonably warm breeze, amid cries of ‘I don’t know where the year’s gone’, the December SWOG newsletter is a seasonal offering of peace and contemplation. There is news of the 2016 RFS Excellence in Woodland Award, a new registration scheme initiated by the Surrey & Sussex Coppice Group to put owners…

With the mists swirling around in November, prepare yourself for the mellow fruitfulness of the SWOG newsletter. Resilient woodlands – preparing for an uncertain future Thirty Years in Wilderness Wood – a review of Chris Yarrow’s fascinating story about his Sussex woodland Trees on the telly – a round-up of recent broadcasts about woodlands, including…

A glorious autumn is well under way, but once you’re back inside, take a look at the latest newsletter. Only 54 % of woodland owners and managers believe climate change will affect their woodlands – read more about the results of the 2015 British Woodland Resilience Survey, as well as a timely feature on foraging for…

The September newsletter contains plenty of news, features and appeals to complete woodland surveys. The Forestry Commission and Sylva want to hear your views – so tell them! Read about Freddie During’s tree-climbing course on the Isle of Wight. How about a trip to the Harcourt Arboretum near Oxford, the oldest botanic garden in the country? There are a number…

The latest SWOG newsletter is a sun-filled extravaganza of woodland entertainment.   First, our good friends at Bentley are offering an early-bird discount to the 20th anniversary woodfair on 18-20 September. There are wonderful contributions from woodland owners: George Smith explains why he decided to buy a wood and describes the sheer fun it gives him…

Summer seems to be with us (for a while, anyway). In this month’s newsletter we have a timely feature on finding water in woodlands, news of the RFS Excellence in Forestry Awards, as well as an article on green woodworking in Devon. We can also promise a SWOG meeting in September and a 25% discount…

Just in time for the glorious 1st of June, a glorious new SWOG newsletter. The deadline for the Woodland Capital Grant scheme is looming, there is news of a revised edition of the classic book, Badgers, Beeches and Blisters, and John Clark lets us into his firelighting secrets. We hope you enjoy it!