New Owner

[Willow Bank]

I am a new owner of an area of land with two ponds and numerous trees, I need to learn about maintaining the wooded area, we plan on planting an hedge row, and bluebells under the trees etc. can anybody reccomend a course/courses that would help please?

Thanks

Roy

[tracy]

Hi Roy

welcome to swog! What area of the country are you in? That wil help us to tell you about courses

best wishes

Tracy

[Willow Bank]

Hi Tracy, thanks for your reply, I am in North East Lincolnshire. At the risk of being a pest, is there a way to change the password that SWOG sent me to sign in to the BLOG, its too complicated to remember.

Many thanks

Roy

[tracy]

Hi Roy. Hopefully we can find some courses in your area. For your password, I think you should be able to go to your profile and change it. If not, email me, and I can change it for you

[lesthetreenut]

You lucky person you! Look up British Trust for Conservation Volunteers, Natural England, even National Trust in local directories and one of them will let you know what courses are on where. You can go on cheap short holidays too. A course on bladed or small tool use and/or power tool/chain saw use will teach you a lot. A local wildlife society will be found through your local library and joining that will give you all sorts of free knowledge, labour, a survey of your wood and so on. The ponds may be horrible and take a buddy whenever you do any work if you can.

What you do may effect the microenvironment. The ponds and thinning trees may mean you have planty of water for a hedge and so on but it is a consideration, plus where the water comes from. Spring, dew or just accumulated? Does it need enhancing or draining? How old is the wood, does it have banks round it and what was the original use or intention? Do you know what grows there normally before you go planting bulbs? The local groups will help you find out.

lesthetreenut

[tracy]

Hi Lesthetreenut

Welcome!