From Living Woods issue 61 ANTONY MASON dips into an enjoyable pocket-sized encyclopedia of trees and tree-lore. It’s a handy guide, and as a bonus, is printed on recycled, wood-free paper TREEPEDIA A Brief Compendium of Arboreal Lore JOAN MALOOF Princeton University Press Hardback 152 pages RRP £9.99 ISBN 9780691208756 It may come as a…

From Living Woods issue 61 The ash tree has played a critical part in civilisations across the world for millennia. It has been used in tool-making and the production of medicines, and has an important place in the folklore of many cultural traditions. JOHN CAMERON reviews an absorbing book. ASH EDWARD PARKER Reaktion Hardback 216…

From Living Woods issue 61 Woodland manager and forestry lecturer MIKE JONES enjoys Ben Law’s latest book of practical advice WOODLANDER A Guide to Sustainable Woodland Management BEN LAW GMC Publications Hardback 184 pages RRP £25 ISBN 9781784945572 Previous books by Ben Law have focused on making things out of woodland produce, famously including his…

From Living Woods issue 61 Writer LAWRENCE ILLSLEY, no stranger to a good story, is drawn into the world of woodland myth and legend TREASURY OF FOLKLORE: WOODLANDS AND FORESTS DEE DEE CHAINEY AND WILLOW WINSHAM Batsford Hardback 192 pages £12.99 ISBN 978-1849946872 The Treasury of Folklore: Woodlands and Forests, is a cornucopia of woodland…

From Living Woods issue 62 Paragliding instructor TIGER COX has drawn on his love of the great outdoors to write a book for children. It’s packed full of practical ‘how-to’ guides to introduce children to a wide array of outdoor skills, as well as inspirational stories about real explorers. In a world when we are…

From Living Woods magazine issue 63 A woodland manager in Scotland, JOHN CAMERON absorbs the lessons from this assessment of how climate change is affecting the northern forests of the world THE TREELINE The Last Forest and the future of Life on Earth Ben Rawlence Jonathan Cape Hardcover 352 pages RRP £20 ISBN 9781787332249 Having…

From Living Woods issue 63 Woodland agent RUTH FELTHAM, no stranger to silvicultural terminology and a hands-on woodland manager, reviews a 60-year-old forestry classic PRACTICAL FORESTRY FOR THE AGENT AND SURVEYOR Cyril Hart The History Press Paperback (4th Edition) 696 pages RRP £40 ISBN 9780750999410 Upon first appearance this encyclopaedic tome could also be titled…

There are still  places available on some of the courses offered at the Coppice week in Ashdown Forest.  As of today (6th August) spaces  include: Wooden tent peg making, hazel hurdle making, chestnut gate hurdles, and the charcoal earthburn.