recommended reading for woodland owners

[jade]

Just a few books I have found very helpful and inspirational:

Wildwood a journey through trees by Roger Deakin (ISBN 978-0-241-14184-7) a passionate and informative book about the wonderment and diversity of trees and woodland around the world.

The Woodland Way by Ben Law (ISBN 1-85623-009-0) An excellent book on the permaculture approach to sustainable woodland management

Trees and woodland in the British landscape by Oliver Rackham (ISBN 1-84212-469-2) The complete history of Britain`s trees, woods and hedgerows-essential reference book

Green Woodwork by Mike Abbott (ISBN 0-946819-18-1 )A classic on working with wood.

[tracy]

Hi Jade

Thanks for those. I think Oliver Rackam is fascinating, how readable are his books?

We also really enjoyed The Secret Life of Trees, by Colin Tudge and The Collins Tree guide is a good one!

Tracy

[tracy]

We collected some suggestions for books at our meeting on Saturday. Here are some: Please keep adding!

Caring for Small Woods - Ken Broad

Handmade Baskets- Susie Vaughan

Collins Field Guide

BTCV books - on all sorts of things! (British Trust of Conservation Volunteers)

Dormouse conservation handbook

Deciduous woodland - Chris Packham

Woodlands of Kent - Geoffrey Roberts

Any more?

[tracy]

Chris L has told me that there is a new book coming out

'The vegetative key to British flora' Looks like it will be really good

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vegetative-Key-British-Flora/dp/0956014402

[tracy]

New issue of Ecotype

A new issue of Ecotype, the Biodiversity and Conservation Newsletter from the ecologists at Forest Research, is out now.

Issue 45 covers an interesting selection of current research work such as: a project that investigates the performance and health of Red deer; what people want regarding research for open habitat restoration; a multifunctional approach to greenspace for both people and wildlife; regional seed orchards of silver birch; a review on which landscape features affect species movement and; the ForeSTClim EU project on forests and climate change.

The newsletter can be downloaded from http://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/ecotype Ecotype No.45.

Anyone wishing to comment or be put on the distribution list please contact the editor Andrea Kiewitt directly. ([email protected])

Please feel free to go and see what Forest Research is currently up to...

Dr Hugh Williams

Director of Communications, Forest Research

[tracy]

These books have been recommended too.

The handbook of Native trees and shrubs. Charlotte de la Bedoyere.Pub Woodland Trust ISBN 1-84330-606-9

The Pruning of Trees,Shrubs and Conifers. George E. Brown. Timber Press ISBN 978-0-88192-613-2

[RichardKing]

The best book I have read in years :-

"Dont Sleep there are Snakes"

by Daniel Everett

Its about living with a tribe in the Amazon rainforest, how they live (without powershowers), philosophy of life etc.

Lets all go back to the forest, we dont need all this stuff.

[tracy]

Forest research has a new newsletter out for July - some interesting things, like too much nitrogen in British soil, and an acoustic tool for trees! You can join the mailing list to get the newsletter if you wish.

http://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/pdf/FR_News_Jul09.pdf/$FILE/FR_News_Jul09.pdf

[tracy]

Another interesting survey has been done, loss of species due to over dark woodlands...?

http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/news/story.aspx?id=484

[tracy]

a new site that might be very good once it gets going....

http://www.myforest.org.uk