Small Woodland Owners' Group (SWOG)

News & Events

  • Scything – A great alternative to the two stroke petrol engine!

    Earlier this year, SWOG went down to the Westonbirt show to meet members in that part of the country and promote the group and small woodland ownership in general.  Afterwards we were kindly hosted by Nigel and Elaine from Lapwing wood and their neighbour Mike.

  • Christmas & New Year Newsletter

    Many thanks to Sarah who has pulled out all the stops to produce a bumber Christmas and New Year edition of the Newsletter.

  • West Weald Landscape Partnership

    Petra Billings had sent us the  Autumn edition of the West Weald Landscape Partnership newsletter.  This will obvioiusly be of particular interest for those in the south east, but there are still plenty  of interesting articles.

  • Wilderness First Aid Course

    Thanks to Mike and Tracy who report on a really worthwhile emergency first aid course they have just been on.  Something that everyone doing potentially dangerous things in the woods really ought to consider. I’m reliably informed that no limbs or body parts where actually removed from any of the participants!

  • Concert for Trees

    Thanks to David Leslie for bringing to our attention  information about what looks like being a fantastic event in Edinburgh

  • Dormice Monitoring

    Rodney and Heather  have supplied us with a fascinating report on their newly found fondness for dormice and the steps they are taking  to encourage them to flourish in their wood.

  • November Newsletter

    The November Newsletter is now on line.  Sarah has put out a great edition this month with some interesting articles.

  • Chilterns Woodlands Project – Events for Winter 2011

    There are some interesting events going on in the Chilterns this winter.  If anyone has events in their local area they would like to publicise, feel free to forward them on to [email protected]. Download the complete schedule here.

  • Native Hands courses

    Native hands still have a few places on their Autumn Schedule.  see details below. sat 22nd oct: hedgerow foraging at Wowo sat 19th nov: acorn day Our days run from 10.30am – 4.30pm and all are suitable for beginners as well as those with some experience. Please scroll down for more detailed info about the…

  • Red Squirrel Week

    Annabel Harrison from the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s has written to us with news of a project which aims to track the numbers of red and Grey Squirrels.

  • October Newsletter

    Well Autumn should really be well underway now, but the weather this week seems to be telling us something different.   This year seems to be a bumber crop for berries:  hawthorn, sloe, elder, the hedgrows are brimming, as is this months newsletter.

  • Kevin Lerwill of the Gatwick Greenspace Partnership has sent us an interesting article about a recent overnight camp in a wood near Rusper. Their aim is to conserve and enhance the Sussex landscape, its wildlife and habitats and inspire people to care about their natural environment to help safeguard the county for future generations. Gatwick…