News & Events
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New Guidance for Educational Access
A free-to-access guide to help woodland owners create space for forest education has been collaboratively produced by the Royal Forestry Society, Forestry England and forest school training provider, Cambium Sustainable. The document, Developing a woodland space for educational access, supports landowners who wish to open their woodlands for learning activities. It offers practical advice on…
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SWOG Fungus Walk 16th Nov
Please join us if you can for a fun Fungus Walk in Swithland Wood in Leicestershire on Saturday 16th November, led by experienced mushroom hunter Dave Higginson-Tranter. Dave will share his extensive knowledge and enthusiasm for all things fungal on what’s sure to be a fascinating amble through a beautiful wood. An exciting opportunity to…
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Protect Earth link-up
The charity Protect Earth is tackling the biodiversity and climate crises by creating and restoring natural ecosystems throughout the UK, including woodland. They work with landowners to plant trees and also buy degraded farmland to reforest themselves, in collaboration with environmental organisations and local volunteers. Projects may include natural regeneration, on-going site management and removal…
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Grown in Britain SWOG Offer
Grown in Britain (GiB) is a national certification scheme supporting the use of sustainable UK timber in forest products. As part of GiB Week 2024 they have an exclusive offer for SWOG members with woodlands in England: Receive 1 year of fully-funded Grown in Britain Forest Certification! This provides: • Access to news on GiB…
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Making Bird & Bat Boxes
If you would like to give the birds and bats in your woodland a helping hand, the following organisations provide useful advice and plans for making nest boxes suited to different species. If you’re lucky enough to have pine marten, there are den box plans available too. Please let us know if you have other…
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Tree Health Webinar
In our July webinar, Elliot Carpenter from the Forestry Commission talked about tree health and managing pests & diseases in woodlands. His informative slides are available below (click to expand) and the webinar can be watched here. Ips typographus Oak Processionary Moth (OPM) Phytophthora ramorum Ash Dieback Further information
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YDMT Woodland Management Programme
In a recent SWOG webinar, Mike Appleton told us about the work of the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust (YDMT) and How to Reduce the Use of Plastics in Woodland. Here he describes a new project that supports owners to get more small woodlands into active management in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Nidderdale and the…
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Books: The Little Book of Trees
The Little Book of Trees Herman Shugart and Peter White Princeton University Press Published 2nd April 2024 160 pages ISBN 9780691251790 One of a new series of Little Books of Nature, The Little Book of Trees packs a lot of interesting information into a small book. Each chapter is split into short topics on a…
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Woodland Sites Wanted/Available for Hire
Requests for access to woodlands for activities such as forest school, nature therapy and courses/training, plus woodland sites which provide such facilities. If you are interested in offering your woodland for a particular request please email Mary to be put in contact with the person looking for a site. Any agreements reached between owners and…
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Angus Climate Hub
An invitation for local woodland owners and anyone interested in sustainable woodland management from Dirk Sporleder, Woodland Manager at Dronley Community Woodland: Dronley Community Woodland is very happy to announce that we are part of the Angus Climate Hub. The Angus Climate Hub, funded by the Scottish Government, is supporting several projects that are developing…
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Wood Fairs 2024
A round-up of wood fairs, countryside shows and nature festivals being held across the country, updated as details are confirmed. If you would like an event to be added please contact Mary. MARCH Midlands Woodworking Show8-9 March 2024Newark Showground, Nottinghamshire, NG24 2NY The Great Scottish Coppice Gathering16-17 March 2024Port of Menteith, Stirling, FK8 3RB The…
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Books: Groundbreakers by Chantal Lyons
‘Groundbreakers: The return of Britain’s wild boar’ provides a balanced and timely exploration of the issues surrounding the recent return of wild boar to parts of England and Scotland, by a naturalist and science communicator with direct experience of studying and living alongside them. Lyons writes from a personal viewpoint with a light touch and…