News & Events
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Books: Ash by Parker
From Living Woods issue 61 The ash tree has played a critical part in civilisations across the world for millennia. It has been used in tool-making and the production of medicines, and has an important place in the folklore of many cultural traditions. JOHN CAMERON reviews an absorbing book. ASH EDWARD PARKER Reaktion Hardback 216…
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Books: Woodlander by Ben Law
From Living Woods issue 61 Woodland manager and forestry lecturer MIKE JONES enjoys Ben Law’s latest book of practical advice WOODLANDER A Guide to Sustainable Woodland Management BEN LAW GMC Publications Hardback 184 pages RRP £25 ISBN 9781784945572 Previous books by Ben Law have focused on making things out of woodland produce, famously including his…
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Books: Treasury of Folklore by Chainey and Winsham
From Living Woods issue 61 Writer LAWRENCE ILLSLEY, no stranger to a good story, is drawn into the world of woodland myth and legend TREASURY OF FOLKLORE: WOODLANDS AND FORESTS DEE DEE CHAINEY AND WILLOW WINSHAM Batsford Hardback 192 pages £12.99 ISBN 978-1849946872 The Treasury of Folklore: Woodlands and Forests, is a cornucopia of woodland…
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Books: How to be an Explorer by Tiger Cox
From Living Woods issue 62 Paragliding instructor TIGER COX has drawn on his love of the great outdoors to write a book for children. It’s packed full of practical ‘how-to’ guides to introduce children to a wide array of outdoor skills, as well as inspirational stories about real explorers. In a world when we are…
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Books: The Treeline by Ben Rawlence
From Living Woods magazine issue 63 A woodland manager in Scotland, JOHN CAMERON absorbs the lessons from this assessment of how climate change is affecting the northern forests of the world THE TREELINE The Last Forest and the future of Life on Earth Ben Rawlence Jonathan Cape Hardcover 352 pages RRP £20 ISBN 9781787332249 Having…
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Books: Practical Forestry by Cyril Hart
From Living Woods issue 63 Woodland agent RUTH FELTHAM, no stranger to silvicultural terminology and a hands-on woodland manager, reviews a 60-year-old forestry classic PRACTICAL FORESTRY FOR THE AGENT AND SURVEYOR Cyril Hart The History Press Paperback (4th Edition) 696 pages RRP £40 ISBN 9780750999410 Upon first appearance this encyclopaedic tome could also be titled…
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News update 14/11/22
The RFS are hosting a free Barriers to Woodland Management Workshop in Canterbury on Thursday 17th Nov, to help increase understanding of the issues facing good woodland management in Kent and find ways to overcome them. Booking info here. The Forestry Commission and Lincolnshire Wolds Countryside Service are hosting a free woodland creation workshop on…
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From the Archive: Axes
Carlton Boyce gets a handle on axes and hymns his favourite make, Gränsfors Bruk From Living Woods Issue 41 The invention of the axe transformed the way primitive man practised agriculture. Wielding an axe enabled him to create pasture from forest, build shelters, cut firewood and defend himself from attack. The invention of the axe…