Small Woodland Owners' Group (SWOG)

Month: June 2015

  • Oriental Chestnut Gall Wasp

    Charlton Clark from the The Forestry Commission has issued the following statement regarding the discovery of the orienteal gall wasp in an area of kent.

  • Axe-making course, Sweden, summer 2015

    Ken Hume of the Oxfordshire Woodland Group is looking for fellow enthusiasts to join him on an axe-making course in Sweden. Participants have the opportunity to make their ‘dream axe’ under the expert tuition and guidance of Lars Enander and Ulrika Stridsberg. Lars and Ulrika are expert blacksmiths, and Lars is the author of Swedish Blacksmithing, a book on…

  • June 2015 Newsletter

    Just in time for the glorious 1st of June, a glorious new SWOG newsletter. The deadline for the Woodland Capital Grant scheme is looming, there is news of a revised edition of the classic book, Badgers, Beeches and Blisters, and John Clark lets us into his firelighting secrets. We hope you enjoy it!