News & Events
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Film Makers Wanted
Woodlands.co.uk has a YouTube channel, WoodlandsTV, with over 400 films about woodland management and woodland activities. They are currently looking for self-shooting film makers from across the UK to make short films about woodlands and the activities that are carried out within them. The position is an ‘as and when’ opportunity, so would suit someone…
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SWOG Members Survey
We’d love to know a bit more about you and your woodland, to help us provide useful resources to support woodland ownership, management and enjoyment. Please complete this short survey if you have a spare few minutes. Thank you!
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Wood Fairs 2023
Wood fairs, countryside shows and nature festivals being held around the country in 2023. More events will be added as their dates are confirmed. MARCH Midlands Woodworking Show 10-11 March 2023 Newark Showground, Nottinghamshire, NG24 2NY The National Outdoor Expo 18-19 March 2023 NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT APRIL Kelmarsh Show 9-10 April 2023 Kelmarsh Hall,…
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Books: The Hidden Company That Trees Keep
THE HIDDEN COMPANY THAT TREES KEEP Life from Treetops to Root Tips by James B. Nardi Princeton University Press ISBN 9780691237978 Published 21/3/23 Written by an academic expert, this book gives a detailed account of a tree’s many companions, from mammals to invertebrates and micro-organisms. The author, James B. Nardi, is an entomologist at…
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WANTED! Event Coordinator for SWOG
Please contact Melanie if you are interested in this role.
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From the Archive: Woodland Flora
From Living Woods Issue 59 WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE? Ecologists and woodland owners ROY AND KATHRYN NELSON longed for a woodland with a rich and vibrant understorey. When their young wood in Northern Ireland failed to produce one, they applied academic rigour to the problem and have used their findings to offer practical…
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Books: How to Read a Tree by Tristan Gooley
HOW TO READ A TREE: Clues & Patterns from Roots to Leaves Tristan Gooley Sceptre Hardback (13/4/23) ISBN 9781529339598 Tristan Gooley’s latest book ‘How to Read a Tree’ continues the themes of his previous publications ‘The Walker’s Guide to Outdoor Clues and Signs’ and ‘How to Read Water’, but with a focus on everything a…
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Bloggers Wanted!
Woodlands.co.uk are always looking for interesting Blogs for their website. If you are one of their woodland purchasers and would like to share your experiences of becoming an owner, they would love to hear from you! Those featured on the website will receive a jar of tasty woodlands honey. If you are interested, please contact…
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Books: Thirty Years in Wilderness Wood
From Living Woods Issue 40 A Home in the Wilderness. Review by Alan Rance. Thirty Years in Wilderness Wood Chris Yarrow Matador Press My wife Janet and I discovered Wilderness Wood at Hadlow Down in Sussex when we were touring the area in 2003. What an inspiring enterprise! I collected a programme and pricelist of…
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Books: The Wood by John Lewis-Stempel
From Living Woods Issue 47 Judith Millidge settles down to read The Wood: The Life and Times of Cockshutt Wood THE WOOD: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF COCKSHUTT WOOD John Lewis-Stempel Doubleday Published 8 March 2018 304 pages hardback Twice winner of the Wainwright Prize, the writer John Lewis-Stempel is a farmer in Herefordshire…
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Books: Making Charcoal and Biochar
From Living Woods Issue 48 MAKING CHARCOAL AND BIOCHAR A Comprehensive Guide Rebecca Oaks Crowood Press, 2018 An expert in coppice crafts, Rebecca Oaks demonstrates a wide range of possibilities for making charcoal both on a small scale and for commercial production. This is a really comprehensive and well-illustrated guide aimed at the…
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Books: Shinrin-Yoku by Dr Qing Li
From Living Woods Issue 48 A simple walk in the woods can yield untold benefits. Matt Larsen-Daw dips his toe into the Japanese art (and studies the science behind) shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing. SHINRIN-YOKU THE ART AND SCIENCE OF FOREST BATHING Dr Qing Li Penguin Life, 2018 Dr Qing Li states in his introduction to…