News & Events

  • SWOG Meeting at Hendall

      The SWOG meeting at Hendall last month was well attended and despite the appalling weather  which was around us at the time, we somehow managed to stay reasonably dry!   A well positioned tarp and make shift Tea room proved to be in exactly the right place at the right time when the heavens opened…

  • New Lyme Disease research website

      Kate Bloor has written to us with news of an important new resource which is engaged in researching and publicising tick borne diseases.   Especially important to people who spend a lot of time out side and therefore may come into contact with ticks.

  • West Weald Landscape Partnership Newsletter

    The spring edition of the West Weald Partnership Newletter is out now.

  • May Newsletter

    Another bumper edition of the newsletter, Sarah has reported from two very useful events, the Royal Forestry Society Conference at Stoneleigh Park, and the Heartwoods event on Woodland Insurance and Safety at Wyre Forest, it should be of interest to all woodland owners, large or small.

  • Butterflies and Beckley Wood Boars

    Heather has sent us details  of a  gentle walk around Beckley Wood, and East Sussex  woodland looking, out for spring butterflies and who knows what eles!

  • SWOG Meeting at Clan Wood – report

    Many thanks to Howard and Shirley who have sent us a nice write up and photos of their recent meeting at Clan Wood.  Look out for this article and more pictures in ‘Living Woods’ magazine.

  • Kent Wildlife Trust offers free training days

    Camilla Blackburn, Living Landscape Officer at Kent Wildlife Trust has sent us details of some free training courses for landowners.

  • Charcoal Burning Workshop

    Juliette Butler, Wildlife Training Workshops Officer with the The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Northamptonshire has sent us details of a charcoal burning workship in May.

  • Free Community Woodland Event 28th April

    Deborah Wargate, Environmental Sustainability Officer from Suffolk Coastal District Council has sent us details of a  special one day free event which is being held this month aimed at those who are interested in their communities owning, leasing or managing a woodland, or who want to get involved in Ufford’s future locally run wood. Further…

  • An Introduction to Permaculture

    Here’s an interesting course  sent to us by our friends in the Permaculture movement.  If you’d like to attend, please contact sarah directly (details at the end of the post)

  • Asian Longhorned Beetle

    ASIAN LONGHORNED BEETLE   It’s very short notice, but Bruce Rothnie Plant Health Team Manager at the  Forestry Commission has sent us this open invite regarding the Asian Longhorned Beetle infestation in Kent.

  • Woodfuel Events in Yorkshire

    Rudie Humphrey from the Forestry Commission has sent us details of some events being run by South Yorkshire  Forest Partnership and the UK Forestry Commission as part of EU funded project – Activating Forest Owners.