Small Woodland Owners' Group (SWOG)

News & Events

  • Ancient Woodland Restoration Workshop

    FREE workshops for woodland owners, managers & agents Wednesday 10th September 2014 at Hamstreet, Kent or Tuesday 23rd September at Parkgate, Surrey 9.30 am to 3.30pm

  • August Newsletter 2014

    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…

  • Coppicewood College

    Thanks go to David Hunter   of  The Coppiceplot in  Pembrokeshire for  bringing to our attention the courses held at Coppicewood College.  Mention you’re  a member of SWOG if you book up  and they will give a 5% discount off their regular price.

  • Free ash dieback seminars 14 July, Kent

    The Kent Resilience Forum, in association with Jonathan Harding of the Forest Commission, is running  two free events on 14 July (one morning, the other in the afternoon) on identifying ash dieback on. Each event will last about 2.5 hours and will be held at Brockhill Country Park, near Hythe in Kent. There are still some places available.  If this is…

  • Newsletter July 2014

    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…

  • Grow Your Business

    The Small Woods Association and The Southdowns National Park Authority teamed up recently to offer a very worthwhile course aimed at increasing the viability of small businesses in the coppice sector of the region.

  • Free tree health seminars, East & East Midlands

    FREE TREE HEALTH SEMINARS The Forestry Commission is holding three Tree Health Seminars in July for those with an interest in forestry. Each indoor seminar will be led by Forest Research scientists, who will provide the latest findings on a range of current tree pests and diseases, as well as horizon scanning some potential threats. The seminar…

  • Newsletter June 2014

    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…

  • Heartwoods – bringing woodlands into management

    Will Tomkins from the Small Woods Association has sent us information on a scheme which would help owners of unmanaged wood in the West Midlands. For more detals contact the number below directly.

  • Charcoal making course

    Ian Baldwin is a  woodman based near Guildford in Surrey who, as part of his business, makes charcoal.  This is an excellent, if rather labour intensive use of wood which may have little other value, for instance small diameter wood which is unsuitable for firewood, can go in the kiln. If you’re managing your woodland…

  • Newsletter May 2014

    The bluebell-filled May edition of the SWOG newsletter is out just in time for the bank holiday. This month we have articles on hedging, bench-making and a review of God’s Trees. Hope you enjoy it! The sun and the pleacher man – Rich goes hedging Make a woodland bench in just 10 minutes Review of God’s Trees…

  • Woodland Bee Hunting in the High Weald

    High Weald AONB are putting on an interesting Bee Hunting event running on Friday 9th May, and Saturday 10th May.  Details below.