It’s an exciting week, but the SWOG newsletter is bucking national trends by ignoring the forthcoming election and recent royal birth. Instead, we have far more useful news for woodland folk. We discuss recent news to re-introduce the wild lynx to Britain John Clark passes on vital tips about firelighting Fran Southgate of the Sussex…

No, not an April  fool – just the latest edition of the SWOG newsletter. With news of a popular SWOG meeting in Yorkshire, it also includes a guide to handling and the maintenance of knives (and the law around them), as well as a feature about Rich’s long-term hedging project.

It’s officially spring and the March newsletter has news of new DEFRA forestry grants, instructions on how to make a sturdy bushcraft bed, and an appreciation of the work of the late Oliver Rackham.

The February newsletter is packed with useful information. Chris Latchford of the Surrey and Sussex Coppice Group has written a really useful guide to coppicing for beginners, while John Clark continues his bushcraft series with a timely discussion of the most versatile knives for bushcrafters. In other news, divers discover an ancient forest of the…

A very happy new year to all SWOG members. The first newsletter of 2015 is small but perfectly formed, with articles about bushcraft and a review of Seeing Butterflies by our resident moth and butterfly expert Heather Martin.

Fed up with Black Friday and Cyber Monday offers?  The SWOG newsletter has none of them, but we do wish all our members a very merry Christmas. Escape the madness and read about Dan Gould, arborist and recent convert to horse-logging Living with a log-fuelled biomass heating system Book reviews – Oliver Rackham’s The Ash…

Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness . . . time for the SWOG November newsletter. Just in time for Halloween, Rich demonstrates how to make a simple bat box, while Kerry Caldock describes her first year as a woodland owner. We also have important news about the next round of RDP grants, which are open…

Autumn is approaching and with it the season of serious work in the woods. The October newsletter features    New tree identification app from the forestry Commission    Reports from the APF show and Bentley Woodfair    Managing your woodland for climate change    Grown in Britain week 2014

It was good to meet some of you at Westonbirt (between the showers!) and we’re looking forward to seeing even more members at Bentley on 26-28 September. Rich is polishing the rocket stoves for the tea and we will be selling new and very attractively priced SWOG polo shirts. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy…

Let’s hope the glorious summer weather continues into August. We have a packed newsletter this month and are looking forward to seeing lots of members at Treefest at Westonbirt, which will be held over the Bank Holiday weekend, 23-25th August. In the meantime, enjoy the August newsletter. Grown in Britain awards first accreditations Butterflies at Barcombe…

Summer’s here and so is the latest SWOG newsletter. Back by popular demand are more pictures of SWOG bogs and a host of other features. You are now the proud owner of a small woodland – essential advice for new owners Grow your business – Rich learns about profiting from his woodland skills Brede High Woods…

Celebrate the first hint of warmer weather with the latest SWOG newsletter. Featured this month: Ash dieback news – how woodland owners can help Revival of the Woodland Improvement Grant Making a wooden mallet Tarrel Wood – ‘downsizing’ to 60 acres in Scotland And the regular summary of activity on the Forum, forthcoming woodfairs and…