News & Events
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Chilterns Woodlands Project
The Chilterns Woodlands Project have some very useful informtion on their website. Freely available in pdf format, there are articles on woodfuel, deer management, grey squirrels and more
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AJS Crafts – 2011 courses
Alan Sage of AJS Crafts is running a wide variety of woodland craft courses for 2011. Ranging from tree planting to chestnut hurdle making and coracle building, you’re bound to find something which interests you.
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English Woodland Grant Scheme – Latest
All the latest news from the Forestry Commission’s English Woodland Grant Scheme, managing ancient woodland, claiming payment and news of the recent website changes. Please download from here.
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Photo Competition
Medway Valley Countryside Partnership have an ongoing photography competition.
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A meeting in Carmarthenshire – Hosted by Malcolm & Joan
Many thanks to Malcolm and Joan who kindly hosted a well attended meeting at their wood in Carmathenshire. Everyone who attended has said what a fantastic day they had, warmed by Malcolm and Joan’s hot soup and awed by their stunning woodland. Thanks also go to Chris who sums up the day in the article…
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Horse logging event
There is a free horse logging event at St Julian’s (near Sevenoaks) on Thursday 18th November and there will also be a firewood processing machinery demonstration from Jonathan Latham from Forestry Equipment. The event is aimed at land managers and woodland owners. All welcome, for more details click on the flyer http://www.swog.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Horse-logging-event-at-St-Julians-18-Nov-2010.pdf
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Wooded landscapes conference
Lyn Palmer, Historic Environment Awareness Project Officer for the Weald Forest Ridge in conjunction with the Sussex Archaeological Society is organising , ‘The Archaeology of Wooded Landscapes’ conference next February.
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Southern Gas Network grants
Camilla Blackburn, living landscape project officer with the Kent Wildlife Trust has secured some funding from the Southern Gas Network which will need to be spent before March 2011. Click the images below to view at full size
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Coppice conference report
The south east coppice conference report is now out. Interesting reading for those in the industry or an interest in woodlands, not just for those in the south east, but across the whole country. Download it here.
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A meeting with Professor Julian Evans
Professor Julian Evans very kindly hosted a SWOG meeting at his own wood in Hampshire on Saturday 16th October. As it was very much a ‘hands on’ day, about sixteen members duly turned up, suitably attired and hand tools at the ready!