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LOCATION |
PROVIDER |
CONTACT
DETAILS |
SKILLS/CERTIFICATION |
REVIEW |
REVIEWER |
DATE |
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Bristol |
Lawrence Weston
Community Farm |
Forest School |
OCN Forest School Leaders Award Level
3 How to make a collage, shelter building, fire-making, knife and tool use,
woodland management. |
Course
length: 6 months–1 year; |
Louise Emerson |
2012 |
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Bristol, Ashton Court / Lullsgate |
Arboriculture &
Forestry Training |
Chainsaw Maintenance and Small Tree Felling |
01179 522475 |
H&S / legalities; maintenance;
cross-cutting & felling. |
Course
length: 4 days; No.
of students: 3; Review: Excellent, would
highly recommend. |
Jon Nicholas |
2014 |
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Cambridgeshire, Newmarket |
Ely & District
Training Group |
Chainsaw cross-cutting and maintenance |
How to safely maintain and use a
chainsaw. |
Course
length: 2 days; No. of students: 4; Review: Good –
well-run, professional and plenty
of information |
Colin Morrison |
2013 |
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Cheshire, Crewe |
Wildwood |
Woodland management and tree ID |
Tree ID, different management options,
tree planting, pond advice, wild flower ID |
Course
length: 2 days; No. of students: 1; Review: The weekend ran
smoothly, laid back, nice to be in our own wood. |
Kerry Tapp |
2012 |
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Cornwall, Newquay |
Kernow Training Group |
Chainsaw maintenance and cross-cutting |
Health & safety / regulatory
issues / practical skills / some woodland management information. |
Course
length: 5 days; No. of students: 2; Review: All excellent,
everything we needed. |
Steve MacNeil |
2012 |
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Cornwall, Newquay |
Kernow Training Group |
Chainsaw maintenance and cross-cutting, and
felling trees up to 15" |
Health & safety / regulatory
issues / practical skills / some woodland management information. |
Course
length: 7 days; No. of students: 4; Review: |
Lew Murdoch |
2012 |
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Cornwall, Newquay |
Kernow Training Group |
Chainsaw maintenance and cross-cutting, and
felling trees up to 15" |
Health & safety / regulatory
issues / practical skills / some woodland management information. |
Course
length: 3½ days; No.
of students: 6 (1-to-1 on practical work); Review: All perfectly good
and professionally done. Thorough, patient and experienced trainer. |
Maren Bennette |
2013 |
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Cornwall, Penzance |
Future Tracks |
Coppice Management |
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How to cut the trees, measuring
space, brash management, tool maintenance/sharpening. |
Course
length: 3 days; No.
of students: 3; Review: Very appropriately
pitched for the level of knowledge of attendees. |
Jason Heppenstall |
2014 |
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Devon |
Woodmanship |
Woodland management planning |
Drawing up a woodland management
plan, practical execution of plan. Targeting squirrel damage, improving
diversity, seasoning firewood |
Course
length: 1 day; No. of students: 2; Review:
Bespoke training in own wood. Excellent detailed knowledge from Mike Gardner |
Roy & Linda Kerrigan |
2012 |
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Devon, Barnstaple, |
Bulworthy Project |
Charcoal making |
Health & safety; charcoal making
and marketing. |
Course
length: 1 day; No. of students: 2; Review:
Well thought out and organised. |
Iain & Wenderlynn Bagnall |
2011 |
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Devon,
Dulverton |
Hush
Farms |
Chainsaw
maintenance and cross-cutting |
Heath & safety; fuelling, and
maintenance; cross-cutting and stacking timber |
Course
length: 2 days; No. of students: 3; Review:
First
class- everything you could need. Excellent tuition |
Mike Sheppard |
2013 |
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Devon, Farway |
Mike Cooke |
Woodland plant & tree ecology day. |
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Plant ID; plant distribution within
the woodland; tree ID and management; copy of species report. |
Course
length: 1 day; No.
of students: 2 Review:
Really
interesting. |
Glenn & Kate McLean |
2013 |
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Devon, Hatherleigh |
Forest Crafts |
Charcoal-burning |
Charcoal-making processes and
techniques. Marketing the product |
Course
length: 2 days; No. of students: 4; Review:
Ben MayÕs course was well run, covered a variety of subject matter and included
practical demonstrations. |
Tom & Cara Toogood |
2013 |
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Devon, Newton Abbot |
DASH (Devon Association
of Smallholders) |
Chainsaw operation 21 & 28 |
General operation of the chainsaw
including H&S issues. Routine maintenance. Basic cross-cutting. |
Course
length: 2 days; No. of students: 4; Review: Very good. Tutor
was very knowledgeable. |
Susan Young |
2009 |
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Devon, Peppercombe |
National Trust Courses |
Hedgelaying
workshop |
Details of tools, wood species,
dates, method of laying hedge in traditional Devon manner. |
Course
length: 2 days; No. of students: 11; Review: Useful
instruction, but closer supervision would have been beneficial to help
improve on our basic skills. |
Sire & Austin Philp |
2011 |
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Devon,
Tiverton |
Natural Health Courses |
Natrupathic
Therapies |
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Uses of
readily growing woodland herbs/flowers. |
Course
length: ; No.
of students: 25; Review: Good, well
organised. |
Coxall |
2013 |
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Devon, Totnes |
Agroforestry Research
Trust |
Forest gardening |
Planting for wildlife / how plants
interact & benefit one another (plant symbiosis) / designing for the
landscape / edible plants, / commercial possibilities. |
Course
length: 2 days; No. of students: 28; Review: Excellent. |
Sarah Durrant |
2012 |
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Dorset, Dorchester |
Brian Charman Associates Forestry &
Arboricultureal Training |
Basic chainsaw course |
Chainsaw maintenance, small tree
felling, cross-cutting, hung-up trees |
Course
length: 2 days; No. of students: 1; Review:
Great
– provided excellent handbook and clothing discount vouchers. Brian is
a top tutor. |
Steve Williams |
2013 |
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Dorset, Holditch |
Guy Mallinson Woodland
Workshop |
Children's wood working |
Using a pole lathe & shave horse,
made a willow whistle and a potato masher. |
Course
length: 1 day; No. of students: 10; Review: Very well set up. |
J. Kemp & J. Slater |
2011 |
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Essex, Marsh Hall Estate |
Eastern Training
Alliance |
Chainsaw maintenance and operation |
Health and safety, chainsaw
maintenance; chainsaw operation; cross-cutting |
No.
of students:3 ; Review: Very relaxed but
still focused on the training. |
Richard Scants |
2010 |
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Essex, Saffron Walden |
Coppice Designs |
Coppice course |
Full history of coppicing/cycle/how
to coppice/coppice products/ health & safety |
Course
length: 5 days; No. of students: 9; Review: Well run,
facilities fairly basic. Tool supplied – very worthwhile. |
Maggie Kent |
2013 |
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Essex, Southend |
Growing Together |
Permaculture design |
Permaculture, forest; meadow |
Course
length: 10 days; No. of students: 12; Review: Very good in community garden. |
Matthew King |
2011 |
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Essex, Southend |
MarkOne Training |
Chainsaw course - basic |
Chainsaw maintenance, sharpening,
adjustment, etc. Fuel/lubrication etc. Learnt different types of cuts. (But
no felling on course.) |
Course
length: 1 day; No. of students: 3; Review:
Well run course, very thorough. |
Robert Styles |
2012 |
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Gloucestershire, Cirencester |
Royal Agricultural University,
Cirencester |
Chainsaw maintenance |
Arboriculture 1: Lantra Chainsaw
Maintenance Use of personal protective equipment, chainsaw maintenance
including chain sharpening; cross-cutting techniques. |
Course
length: 2 days; No. of students: 4; Review:
Very
professional, well equipped workshop. |
Sarah & John Durrant |
2011 |
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Gloucestershire,Cirencester |
Royal Agricultural University,
Cirencester |
Chainsaw maintenance & cross-cutting |
NPTC Unit 30/31 Chainsaw maintenance;
cross-cutting |
Course
length: 5 days; No. of students: 5; Review:
Very informative and mostly practical course. Tutor was very professional and
a lifelong forester. Recommended. |
Marcus Sanderson |
2013 |
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Gloucestershire,Cirencester |
Royal Agricultural University,
Cirencester |
Chainsaw maintenance & cross-cutting |
NPTC Unit 30/31 Chainsaw maintenance;
cross-cutting |
Course
length: 5 days; No. of students: 4; Review:
Excellent – lots of trees to fell. 2 days on maintenance, 3 days on
cutting. Independent assessment, & included fuel and oil. |
Damien Le Gresley |
2013 |
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Gloucestershire, Cirencester |
Royal Agricultural
University, Cirencester |
Chainsaw Maintenace & Cross Cutting |
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Chainsaw maintenance; H&S
aspects; felling small trees; cross-cutting (LANTRA course) |
Course
length: 3 days; No.
of students: 4; Review: Excellent
throughout. Well organised & efficiently run. |
Simon Sonsino |
2014 |
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Hampshire, Blagden Copse |
Westnet Services Ltd /
Three Copse Woodland Products |
Basic Woodland Management |
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Introduction to woodland management
techniques, managing plantation. Effects on different approaches on
surrounding habitat. |
Course
length: 1 day; No.
of students: 5; Review: Informed, but ran
to time. Adequate breaks. Good location. Mainly verbal, not much printed
material. |
Simon Sonsino |
2014 |
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Hampshire, Chichester |
TCV Conservation
Volunteers |
Domestic Chainsaw use |
Introduction to safe operation and
maintenance of chainsaws |
Course
length: 2 days; No. of students: 4; Review: Excellent and
highly recommended. |
Jim Mathieson |
2013 |
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Hampshire, Isle of Wight |
Goodleaf Tree Climbing |
LANTRA Essential Recreational Tree
Climbing |
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Climbing techniques in
ascent/descent/traversing/ double rope technique/ rescue etc. Emphasis on
H&S aspects. Some tree biology and identification. Hazards to look out for when
assessing whether a tree is suitable to be climbed. Use of climbing for conservation work
etc. |
Course
length: 3 days; No.
of students: 4; Review: Extremely well run
course; all equipment provided; good facilities to climb; all to LANTRA
standards; course is equivalent to a tree climbing/chainsaw course (but
without the chainsaw). |
Tony Brazao |
2014 |
|
Hampshire, Micheldever |
Hampshire Training
Providers |
Safe use of a chainsaw |
Maintenance & care of chainsaw;
cross-cutting and safety. |
Course
length: 1 day; No. of students: 8; Review:
No felling on this course, but
very good training, with strong emphasis on safety. |
Peter Docherty |
2013 |
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Hampshire, Petersfield |
Sustainability Centre |
OCN Sustainable woodland management |
Lots on how to buy the tutor's books
and a bit on sustainability. |
Course
length: 4 days; No. of students: 12; Review:
Bit amateur. Could be more on the ball. |
J. Moss |
2011 |
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Hampshire, Petersfield |
Sustainability Centre |
OCN Sustainable woodland management |
Principles of woodland
sustainability, methods of management and their application. Woodland plans
and an understanding of timber production. Promoting biodiversity. Woodland
protection in law. |
Course
length: 5 days; No. of students: 12; Review:
Catering was good and the facilities were more than adequate. 2 days spent in
a wood gave some good hands-on experience. |
Tim Hobson |
2011 |
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Hampshire, Winchester, |
Barn The Spoon |
Spoon carving |
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Spoon carving spatula. Focus on
process not product. |
Course
length: 1 day; No.
of students: 8; Review: It was really
good, he could definitely teach, really well structured and very casually
delivered but with lots of depth. |
Liz Wakelin |
2014 |
|
Herefordshire, Ledbury |
Creative Breaks |
Herbal medicine making |
How to make various lotions and
potions from natural materials. |
Course
length: 2 days; No. of students: 6; Review: Very good |
Jennifer O'Reilly |
2012 |
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Hertfordshire, Enfield |
Capel Manor College |
Extended certificate in Forestry
& Arboriculture. |
Extended certificate in Forestry
& Arboriculture. Lantra 2 and CS30. Included all
aspects of chainsaw use and maintenance, felling and rope-work |
Course
length: 1 year (1 day/week) |
Gillian Leady |
2013 |
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Hertfordshire, Enfield |
Capel Manor College |
Chainsaw Maintenance, cross cutting, felling and
processing. |
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Felling and cross cutting to prepare
timber as firewood. |
Course
length: 5 days; No.
of students: 3; Review: Excellent as you
would expect from one of the best in this field. |
Richard Allen |
2013 |
|
Ipswich, Lion Barn |
BTS Group |
Basic Chainsaw |
|
Chainsaw maintenance, crosscutting,
processing of trees. |
Course
length: 5 days; No.
of students: 4; Review:
Very
well run. Classroom was well prepared, as were the practical days. Very good
course. |
Paul Scopes |
2014 |
|
Kent, Ashford |
AJS Crafts |
Green wood working |
Green wood working, basketry, carving, charcoal
burning, coppicing |
Course
length: 4 days; No. of students: XX; Review:
Very detailed. Good handout. |
Wendy Beach |
2010 |
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Kent, Cranbrook |
Esus Forestry |
Chainsaw maintenance and cross-cutting, and
felling trees up to 15" |
Chainsaw maintenance, cross-cutting,
different felling cuts, dealing with hung up trees, dealing with leaning
trees, use of felling lever and winch, snedding, efficient processing and
stacking of wood. |
Course
length: 6 days; No. of students: 4; Review: Great course
materials, facilities and chainsaw equipment for borrowing. |
Duncan Stone |
2011 |
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Kent, Cranbrook |
Esus Forestry |
Chainsaw maintenance and tree felling |
Chainsaw maintenance and safety,
felling corsican pine and including coppicing and thinning practical work |
Course
length: 4 days; No. of students: 1; Review: Sensible, practical
hands-on course. Very well organised. |
Peter Buckley |
2011 |
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Kent, Cranbrook |
Esus Forestry |
Chainsaw maintenance and cross-cutting |
Chainsaw maintenance, cross-cutting, |
Course
length: 2 days; No. of students: 5; Review: Low key and laid
back – tutor is a chainsaw
accident investigator! |
Alistair Weston |
2013 |
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Kent, Edenbridge |
John Waller, Underwoodsman |
Willow husbandry |
How to propagate and grow willow;
selection of dry willow for living structures & basketry |
Course
length: 1/2 day; No. of students: 4 Review:
Good tutor & excellent communicator. |
B. Lupton |
2013 |
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Lancashire, Leighton Hall Woods |
Myerscough College |
Chainsaw course |
NPTC Unit 30/31 Chainsaw maintenance,
safety, safe tree felling, site safety, safe working practice, legal issues,
emergency procedures, other tools |
Course
length: 6 days; No. of students: 4; Review:
All excellent |
M&E Lavender |
2011 |
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Lincolnshire |
University of Lincoln |
CS30/31 Chainsaw |
How to maintain and use cross-cutting
and felling up to 15" snedding and bucking. |
Course
length: 5 days; No. of students: 4; Review: Very Good. Excellent. 1 day in workshop. 4 days on tree
site. |
Tim McCann |
2012 |
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Newcastle upon Tyne |
Small Woods Association |
Woodland Management followed by coppicing |
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General woodlands management,
coppicing, planting, pruning. |
Course
length: 2 days; No.
of students: 8 then 5; Review: Very good, well
organised, good ratio students to instructors, very knowledgeable, good
setting. |
Judy Harrison |
2013 |
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Norfolk, Norwich |
Easton College |
Chainsaw maintenance and crosscutting |
|
Learning to maintain chainsaw and
crosscutting. |
Course
length: 2 days; No.
of students: 4; Review: Very well run, enjoyed it enormously. |
Geoff Frost |
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Norfolk, Norwich |
Easton & Otley
College |
Chainsaw course |
NPTC Unit 30 Chainsaw maintenance; cross-cutting. |
No.
of students: 3; Review: Very good. Best
course attended. |
David Bannett |
2010 |
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Northants, Kettering |
Hazel Woodland Products |
Hazel wood coppicing |
Hazel coppicing skills, charcoal
burning |
Course
length: 3 days; No. of students: 1 Review:
First
class – learnt a lot |
Kevin Cross |
2013 |
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Oxford |
Oxford University/
Silva Forest Foundation |
An extraordinary year for EnglandÕs woodlands |
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Evolution of English woodland; effects of ash die
back. |
Course
length: 1 day No.
of students: 30-40 Review:
Very
organised. |
Nick Loh |
2013 |
|
Oxfordshire, Christmas Common |
Kennet and Thames
Training |
Chainsaw maintenance and cross-cutting |
Chainsaw maintenance, care, all
safety aspects, cross-cutting, compression, tension, boring etc. |
Course
length: 2 days; No. of students: 4; Review: Well run in rustic
surroundings, good equipment supplied . Facilities were all complete but in a
farm environment. |
Bruce Callander |
2012 |
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Scotland Aberdeen |
Ringlink Services |
Chainsaw course |
NPTC units CS30/31 Chainsaw
maintenance, cross-cutting; felling. |
Course
length: 6 days; No. of students: 4; Review: Well run. Tutors
were very friendly. |
Gordon McRuvie |
2011 |
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Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Fyvie |
Scottish Traditional Skills
Training Centre |
Managing &
maintaining amenity farm & estate woodland |
Brashing & pruning;
thinning/felling using hand tools |
Course
length: 2 days; No. of students: 7; Review: Very well run on all aspects.
Tutors were very good. |
Charlotte Fleming |
2013 |
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Scotland, Fife |
Scotland's Rural College
(SRUC) |
LANTRA Chainsaw maintenance, cross-cutting &
basic felling |
Basic chainsaw maintenance; practical
work in tree-felling . |
Course
length: 4 days; No. of students: 4; Review:
The
course was well run with excellent access to information, advice and
equipment. |
Ian Scott |
2012 |
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Scotland, Fife, |
Monimail Tower Project |
LANTRA: Chainsaw Maintenance, Cross-cutting and
Basic Felling |
|
Care & maintenance of chainsaws;
safety equipment & safe working practices; cross-cutting logs; felling
small trees, snedding; understanding of compression and tension forces in
trees and branches. |
Course
length: 4 days; No.
of students: 4; Review: Very good. |
Georgina & David Stutchfield |
2014 |
|
Scotland, Linlithgow |
ScotlandÕs Rural
College: Oatridge College |
Chainsaw maintenance & cross-cutting |
NPTC Unit 30/31 Chainsaw maintenance
– chainsaw maintenance and operation, felling and processing small
trees. Safety and equipment requirements cutting and pruning techniques. |
Course
length: 6 days; No. of students: 4; Review:
Thoroughly
recommended – professional, organised and fun. Good facilities and an
appropriate location |
MJ & FE Goodison |
2013 |
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Scotland, Sutherland, Helmsdale |
Helmsdale Wood |
NOCN Traditional
woodsman coppice & greenwood skills |
OCN level 3 Basics of coppice rotation,
layering techniques, charcoal production, green wood skills, all with hand
tools. Tree-felling technique with hand tools, safety and risk assessment. |
Course
length: 5 days; No. of students: 2; Review: Extremely
enjoyable and well run. Full equipped outdoor workshop. Friendly &
welcoming tutor, good knowledge and lots of enthusiasm. Recommended. |
Nick and Sue Re |
2013 |
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Sheffield, |
Rural Development
Initiatives |
Forestry and Climate Change |
Adapting to climate change: New
planting and management of existing woodland, plus forestry for climate
change. |
Course
length: 2 days; No. of students: 10; Review: Well run. |
Andrew Hunt |
2012 |
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Shropshire, Coalbrookdale |
Small Woods, Green Wood
Centre |
Intro to Small Woodland Management |
|
How to draw up a management plan for
small woodland. |
Corse
length: 2 days; No.
of students: 15; Review:
Very
good and professionally run. Sleeping huts at Green Wood Centre, warm, dry,
comfortable, lockable, and cheap. Kitchen and showers on site were good and
very clean. |
Sarah Pearson |
2013 |
|
Shropshire, Coalbrookdale |
Small Woods, Green Wood
Centre |
ONC Level 3 Intro to Small Woodland Management |
|
Always have management plan with you;
once started plan, try to see it through. |
Course
length: 2 days; No.
of students: 12; Review:
Very
well run, canÕt fault it. |
Paul Magill |
2014 |
|
Shropshire, Coalbrookdale |
Small Woods, Green Wood
Centre |
Hedge Laying |
|
How to lay a hazel hedge. |
Course
length: 1 day; No.
of students: 6; Review:
It
was great and I learnt how to use many different tools. How to lay a hedge by
using materials from my own wood |
Antonia Pettitt |
2014 |
|
Shropshire, Coalbrookdale |
Small Woods Green Wood
Centre |
Introduction to social forestry |
How to run a social forestry project.
Health & safety, greenwood crafts, tools & maintenance, legal
obligations, woodland sustainability |
Course
length: 3 days; No. of students: 9; Review: Well organized,
good facilities. |
Phillip Brown |
2010 |
|
|
Shropshire, Coalbrookdale |
Small Woods Green Wood
Centre |
Chainsaw courses for woodland owners |
How to look after a chainsaw, how to
sharpen a chainsaw, how to cut down trees. |
Course
length: 4 days; No. of students: 8; Review: Very well run. |
Graham Moon |
2011 |
|
|
Shropshire, Coalbrookdale |
Small Woods Green Wood
Centre |
OCN Intro to small woodland management |
Management plan for a woodland and
how to consider different options for a woodland. |
Course
length: 2 days; No. of students: 8; Review: Well ran. |
Graham Moon |
2011 |
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|
Shropshire, Coalbrookdale |
Small Woods Green Wood
Centre |
OCN Intro to small woodland management |
Learnt different woodland types and
management systems, legislation and woodland grant applications. |
Course
length: 2 days; No. of students: 12; Review:
Good organisation, friendly place, reasonable facilities, interesting side
activities like wood turning. |
Simon Salter |
2011 |
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|
Shropshire, Coalbrookdale |
Small Woods Green Wood
Centre |
Intro to small woodland management |
Writing a woodland management plan. |
Course
length: 2 days; No. of students: 20; Review: Well run but would
have liked individual exposure to tutor for Q&A sessions. |
Clare Abbott |
2011 |
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|
Shropshire, Coalbrookdale |
Small Woods Green Wood
Centre |
Sustainable woodland management |
Practical management, surveys,
woodland crafts, practical furniture making, charcoal production, social
forestry. |
Course
length: 2 days; No. of students: 5; Review: Materials were quite good, course was quite compact, with
all the information needed to manage your woodland. |
John Neicho |
2011 |
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|
Shropshire, Coalbrookdale |
Small Woods Green Wood
Centre |
Intro to woodland management |
Management planning, species id,
looked at different forms of management, the Forestry Commission template. |
Course
length: 2 days; No. of students: 10; Review:
The course was well run and lunch was included. |
John Fauner |
2012 |
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|
Shropshire, Coalbrookdale |
Small Woods Green Wood
Centre |
Sustainable woodland management |
Practical management, surveys,
woodland crafts, practical furniture making, charcoal production, social
forestry. |
Course
length: 3 days; No. of students: 8; Review: Excellent value
course. Good mix of outdoor and practical work. |
Mark Perkins |
2012 |
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Shropshire, Coalbrookdale |
Small Woods Green Wood
Centre |
Sustainable woodland management |
Managing a sustainable woodland |
Course
length: 3 days; No. of students: 11; Review:
Well run. |
Maxine Smillie |
2011 |
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Shropshire, Coalbrookdale |
Small Woods Green Wood
Centre |
OCN Intro to small woodland management |
Learnt different woodland types and
management systems, legislation and woodland grant applications. |
Course
length: 2 days; Review: Good. Tutors were
very knowledgeable and made sure that everyone got a one-on-one session. |
2009 |
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Shropshire, Coalbrookdale |
Small Woods Green Wood
Centre |
OCN Level 3 - Introduction to woodland
management. |
Woodland management plan. |
Course
length: 2 days; No. of students: 10; Review: Well organised and
structured, a good balance of theory and practical, supported by good
indicators for further information . |
Graham and Sandra Corner. |
2012 |
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Shropshire, Coalbrookdale |
Small Woods Green Wood
Centre |
Intro to small woodland management |
Walked through woods and looked at
different areas of woodland. |
Course
length: 2 days; No. of students: 13; Review:
The centre is brilliant and handily situated in the woods; the facilities
were good. |
Jane Bignell |
2012 |
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Shropshire, Coalbrookdale |
Small Woods Green Wood
Centre |
Intro to small woodland management |
How to complete Forestry Commission
documentation, general advice about planning work, tree recognition &
management methods. |
Course
length: 2 days; No. of students: 6; Review:
Tutor had good practical and academic experience – very informative and
helpful. Open and informal atmosphere. |
Julian Wooster |
2013 |
|
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Shropshire, Coalbrookdale |
Small Woods Green Wood
Centre |
Domestic chainsaw users |
Chainsaw structure, maintenance,
safety, basic use and cross-cutting, small tree felling. |
Course
length: 1 days; No. of students: 6; Review: All run well,
facilities very good as it was the forestry unit at an agricultural college –
lots of chainsaws, tools, workbenches etc. |
M.L. Grant |
2012 |
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Shropshire, Coalbrookdale |
Small Woods Green Wood
Centre |
A day in the woods |
Green crafts, woodland foods,
woodland management, intro to coppicing |
Course
length: 1day; No. of students: 3; Review:
Good general course for the family – excellent for novices. |
Tim Fenn |
2013 |
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Shropshire, Coalbrookdale |
Small Woods Green Wood
Centre |
OCN Intro to small woodland management |
How to draw up a woodland plan |
Course
length:2 days; No. of students: 15; Review:
Professionally run & very good. I stayed in one of the huts – warm
& dry, comfortable & cheap. |
Sarah Pearson |
2013 |
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Somerset, Bridgwater |
Blake Training |
Chainsaw maintenance and cross-cutting |
Safety and maintenance of chainsaw. |
Course
length: 2 days; No.
of students: 4; Review: Informative and
well run. Friendly and informed. |
Piers and Debbie Dyer |
2014 |
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Somerset, Holnicote Estate |
Tree Care Training
Services |
Lantra – cross cutting and maintenance |
01278 733769 |
Chainsaw safety, basic maintenance,
cross cutting. |
Course
length: 2 days; No.
of students: 4; Review: Very good. |
Robin Harris |
2014 |
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Somerset, Wellington |
Blackdown & East
Devon Woodland Association |
Woodland management |
Management of woodland for
conservation, estimating wood volume and value, grants available through FC. |
Course
length: 1 day; No. of students: 15; Review:
Well run, appropriate curriculum for audience, good hands on experience in
woodland. |
Dr. S. Holland |
2011 |
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Somerset, Wellington |
Blackdown & East
Devon Woodland Association |
Managing woodland for fuel and diversity |
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Practical course in woods; coppice
rotation; planting for diversity; timber values. |
Course
length: 1 day; No.
of students: 6; Review: Highly relevant to
small wood owners. |
Piers and Debbie Dyer |
2014 |
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Staffordshire, Gnosall |
Granville Reeves |
Intro to Small Woodland Management |
Coppicing, tree ID, store wood, use
of wood, planting. |
Course
length: 1 day; No.
of students: 1 to 1 Review:
Basic,
which is what I wanted. Post-course was excellent. |
Liz Wright |
2013 |
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Staffordshire Penkridge |
British Arboricultural School of Excellence (BASE) |
Chainsaw course |
NPTC units CS30/31 Chainsaw use &
maintenance; practical financial use of woodland & stepping stone for
career. |
Course
length: 6 days; No. of students: 6; Review: Facilities top
notch, good sunny workshop, friendly staff and environment, very organised,
experienced and knowledgeable. |
Andy Copus |
2011 |
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Suffolk, Flatford Mill, |
Field Studies Council
(FSC) |
Trees & woodland in British landscape |
Woodland ecology, relationship
between trees, soil, woodland & coppicing. Timber & uses. |
Course
length: 4 days; No. of students: 14; Review:
Dr Oliver Rackham was very knowledgeable. |
Ian White |
2010 |
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Suffolk, Flatford Mill, |
Field Studies Council
(FSC) |
Trees & woodland in British landscape |
Woodland ecology, relationship
between trees, soil, woodland & coppicing. Timber & uses. |
Course
length: 6 days; No. of students: 16; Review:
Very well run by Oliver Rackham & Gary Battle – both world experts. |
P Forster |
2013 |
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Suffolk, Halesworth, |
Lark Valley Training |
Chainsaw maintenance and cross-cutting. |
LANTRA ITA Chainsaw maintenance and
use. |
Course
length: 2 days; No. of students: 3; Review:
Very well run, good facilities, good workshop. Could not have been run
better. |
Phil Hammond |
2012 |
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Suffolk, Ipswich |
Otley College |
Chainsaw course |
NPTC Unit 30/31 Chainsaw maintenance;
cross-cutting. |
Course
length: days; No. of students: 3;
Review: Very good. Best
course attended. |
David Bannett |
2010 |
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Suffolk, Sudbury |
Assington Mill Rural
Skills and Craft Courses |
Coppicing course |
Coppicing with bill hooks, coppers
and bow saw. |
Course
length: 1 days; No. of students: 11; Review:
Generally well organised, clear plan, a little too much talking. |
Hilary King |
2011 |
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Surrey, Dorking |
Land Skills Training |
Chainsaw maintenance,
cross-cutting & felling |
Chainsaw maintenance,
health & safety, cross-cutting, felling & stacking, hung-up trees |
Course
length: 5 days; No. of students: 4; Review: Running of course
was extremely good, nothing was too much trouble for the tutors. Plenty of
hands-on experience . |
Tony Upson |
2013 |
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Sussex (East), |
Scott Fraser Training |
Tree work training |
How to use a chainsaw, how to
maintain it and use it safely. Cross cut logs |
Course
length: 2 days; No. of students: 3; Review: Well planned,
presented and very informative. |
Stephen Cruickshank |
2012 |
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Sussex (East), |
Shovelstrode Garden
Wood |
Green woodworking |
forestgarden.info |
Pole lathing, use of shave horse,
made a bow and arrow and rounders bat. |
Course
length: 1 day; No. of students: 4; Well set-up & very informative.
Also kept 10-year-old daughter interested – very satisfying. |
B. Lupton |
2012 |
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Sussex (East), Brighton |
Brighton Permaculture
Trust |
Practical permaculture gardening |
Perennial food crops, pest control
without chemicals, rainwater harvesting, maintaining soil fertility. |
Course
length: 2 days; No. of students: 12; Review: Good. Well
organised. |
Wenderlynn Bagnall |
2012 |
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Sussex (East), Etchingham |
Ray Mears Bushcraft |
Introduction to bushcraft |
Bushcraft; making shelters, making a
fire/cooking, navigation, tracking. |
Course
length: 3 days; No. of students: 20; Review:
Well organised and set a good relaxed pace. Plenty of activities that were
challenging but achievable. |
Perminder Pickering |
2011 |
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Sussex (East), Flimwell Woodland Enterprise Centre |
Plumpton College |
Introduction to woodland management |
Management plan and survey for protected
mammals. |
Course
length: 1 day; No. of students: ??; Review: Course was very
well run, took place in a new building. The tutors were very helpful. |
2010 |
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Sussex (East), Flimwell Woodland Enterprise Centre |
Plumpton College |
Chainsaw user course |
Chainsaw safety & maintenance,
including stripping down and
sharpening. Practical use. |
Course
length: 1 day; No. of students: 6; Review: Very well run,
took own safety gear, chainsaw provided. |
Alan Geraghty |
2012 |
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Sussex (East), Flimwell Woodland Enterprise
Centre |
Plumpton College |
Forestry and woodland management |
Forestry and woodland management,
including tree ID, pests & diseases, ecology and woodland ecology |
Course
length: 2 years; No. of students: 25-28; Review:
Excellent course, knowledgeable tutors, good facilities. Plenty of visits to
woods. |
Claire Tauir |
2011 |
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Sussex (East), Flimwell Woodland Enterprise Centre |
Plumpton College |
Intro to woodland management |
Felling, thinning, coppicing, ride
clearing. |
Course
length: 1 day; No. of students: ??; Review:
Very good facilities and good content of the course. Wide range of aspect of
woodland management. |
N. Sykes |
2011 |
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East Sussex, Flimwell Woodland Enterprise Centre |
Plumpton College |
Chainsaw user course |
Chainsaw use, maintenance,
cross-cutting technique |
Course
length: 1 day; No. of students: 4; Well managed. Much emphasis on
chainsaw maintenance. More hands-on training in use of chainsaw would be
good. |
Becky Luton |
2012 |
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Sussex (East), Flimwell Woodland Enterprise Centre |
Plumpton College |
Domestic Chainsaw User |
All aspects of maintenance and tips
on looking after the chainsaw; dealt with safety aspect thoroughly; AM was in
classroom; PM was practical. |
Course
length: 1 day; No.
of students: 6; Review: Extremely well
run, very good pre-course info. Efficiently organised on the day. Very
helpful to be a Saturday course. Very good lunch supplied included in the
course cost. |
Denis Cremin |
2014 |
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Sussex (East), Flimwell Woodland Enterprise Centre |
Plumpton College |
Shingle-making |
Introduction to shingle-making
– learnt how to make shingles |
Course
length: 1 day; No. of students: 3; Review:
Well run, tools provided if needed. Very hands-on & good guidance |
Paul Lentz |
2013 |
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Sussex (East), Flimwell Woodland Enterprise
Centre |
Plumpton College |
Generating income from coppice woodland |
How to maximise the value of coppice
woodland. |
Course
length: 1 day; No. of students: 8; Review:
Good coverage of economics of coppice income. Concentrated on chestnut
– hazel not covered to same extent. Tutor had good subject knowledge |
Paul Lentz |
2013 |
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Sussex (East), Flimwell Woodland Enterprise Centre |
Plumpton College |
Intro to Chainsaw use/maintenance and
cross cutting. Intro to chainsaw use/ Felling small
trees. |
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All H&S aspects of chainsaw
work-clothing / Maintenance-fuelling / Setting saw / sharpening saw / cross
cutting / storing chainsaw. H&S / Protective clothing / Tree
ID / Practical tree felling / Cross cutting cordwood. Advice on assessing
timber and felling license, dealing with disease. |
Course
length: 2 days No.
of students: 6 on chainsaw maintenance, 5 on felling small trees. Review:
Excellent
courses, good presentation. Very well run. Each subject covered in detail
with emphasis on safety and correct usage of chainsaw at all times. Chainsaws
supplied but you could bring your own. |
Timothy White |
2013 |
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Sussex (East), Hartfield |
Frontier Bushcraft Ltd |
Frontier Bushcraft Course |
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Not being afraid of being out in
unknown territory without much equipment. Focused on the essential points of
bushcraft and survival. |
Course
length: 6 days; No.
of students: 10; Review:
Good
facilities, but basic in view of it being a bushcraft course. Camped on site.
Learnt many aspects of creating shelter, cooking, fire lighting, navigation,
making cordage, finding and purifying water, skinning rabbit, filleting fish,
environment aspects, conservation, leaving no trace of habitation etc. Use of
basic tools and care of it. |
Henrietta Martin |
2014 |
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Sussex (West), |
Keepers Woodland Ltd |
Coppicing Course |
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Many aspects of coppicing; safe
working practice; green woodwork; tool sharpening and maintenance;
understanding the forest canopy; product storage. |
Course
length: 1 day; No.
of students: 6; Review: Very well organised course, made very
welcome, safety demo on tools etc, course tutor clearly interested, seemed to
Ôlive and breathe woodlands.Õ |
Annette Isserlis |
2013 |
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Sussex (West), Arundel |
GM Arb Training |
Chainsaw Maintenance and Small Tree Felling |
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Chainsaw maintenance and usage and
types of cutting and gained experience in felling small trees safely. Also
did a bit of wood carving and made a small stool. Doing all this in his own
wood meant that David also got some useful advice on dealing with Faith Wood
trees. |
Course
length: 2 days; No.
of students: 1; Review: Very good –
One to one training – comprehensive – well structured. |
David Windell |
2014 |
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Sussex (West), Lodsworth, |
Ben Law |
Roundwood timber framing |
Intensive hands-on timber-framing |
Course
length: 4 days; No. of students: ?; Review: Excellent course
run by Ben Law |
Stephen Boyce |
2010 |
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Sussex (West), Midhurst |
Woodcraft School |
Chainsaw, |
NPTC Unit 30 & 31 Chainsaw
maintenance; cross-cutting; fell
small trees; hung-up trees; process trees. |
Course
length: 6 days; No. of students: 2; Review: Very detailed,
good facilities. |
Jason Witts |
2010 |
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Sussex (West), Midhurst |
Woodcraft School |
Chainsaw maintenance and operation |
NPTC Unit 30 & 31. Chainsaw
maintenance; cross-cutting; felling small trees; process trees. |
Course
length: 6 days; No. of students: 2; Review:
Very detailed, good facilities. |
Jason Witts |
2010 |
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Wales, Denbighshire, Mold |
Woodland Skills Centre |
Managing small woodland / practical woodland skills. |
Day of theory work in the classroom
talking about small woodland management, followed by a day using hand tools
to cut and process timber. |
Course
length: 2 days; No. of students: 6; Review: Really liked the
woodland skills centre, good facilities, tools are provided, camping is free
if you are on a course. |
Adrian Crawford |
2012 |
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Wales, Denbighshire, Mold |
Woodland Skills Centre |
Home chainsaw course |
Chainsaw maintenance; how to cut a
tree with precision; cross-cutting; snedding. |
Course
length: 2 days; No. of students: 4; Review:
Well ran, good facilities, overall good value. |
Jonathan Pye |
2011 |
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Wales, Denbighshire, Mold |
Woodand Skills Centre |
Home chainsaw course |
Basic chainsaw use for the casual
user |
Course
length: 2days; No. of students: 2; Review:
Very good two days, tutor an ex-head forester, recommended. |
John Jackson |
2013 |
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Wales, Denbighshire, Mold |
Woodland Skill Centre,
North Wales |
Home
chainsaw course |
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Chainsaw maintenance, fell trees in
the right direction. |
Course
length: 2 days; No.
of students: Not listed; Review:
Excellent
course; clear, friendly reassuring tuition. Good centre. |
Ashley Elliott |
2013 |
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Wales, Denbighshire, Ruthin |
Chainsaw training with
Phil Dunford |
Chainsaw maintenance, cross-cutting, and felling
small trees |
How to maintain a chainsaw. Safe
felling small and medium trees. Different cuts; principles of cross-cutting. |
Course
length: 5 days; No. of students: 4; Review: Was very impressed
by the instructor's experience and ability to communicate. Always had
something positive to say. Manuals were really helpful and will be useful for
reference. |
Andrew & Heather Bettany |
2012 |
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Wales, Denbighshire, Ruthin |
Chainsaw training with
Phil Dunford |
Chainsaw maintenance, cross-cutting, and felling
small trees |
How to maintain a chainsaw. Safe
felling small and medium trees. Different cuts; principles of cross-cutting. |
Course
length: 5 days; No. of students: 4; Review: Excellent course
– cannot fault anything. Phil Dunford is fantastic! |
Marc Griffiths |
2013 |
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Wales, Denbighshire, Ruthin |
Chainsaw training with
Phil Dunford |
Chainsaw maintenance, cross-cutting, and felling
small trees (up to 8Ó) |
Safe operation & maintenance of a
chainsaw. Cross-cutting pre-felled timber. Felling small trees in the woods. |
Course
length: 4 days; No. of students: 4; Review: Very good, plenty
of opportunity to practise techniques. Phil Dunford is very experienced and
gives clear instructions. |
Tim Baker |
2013 |
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Wales, Machynlleth |
Centre for Alternative
Technology |
Practical woodland management: coppicing and
products |
Coppicing and woodland management.
Horselogging and alternative uses for timber products, eg pea sticks. |
Course
length: 3 days; No. of students: 12; Review:
Overall very well run. – provided a good basic understanding. Food and
basic accommodation provided. Rather a lot squeezed in to the 3 days – some
things not finished and others were tricky given the weather conditions. |
Richard Twining |
2011 |
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Wales, Machynlleth |
Centre for Alternative
Technology |
Sustainable woodland management |
Studied sustainability of wood as a
whole – processing, extraction, stacking seasoning, etc. Joint
practical project to make a gate. Management plans. Assessment can be used
towards NVQ3 |
Course
length: 5 days; No. of students: 8; Review:
Extensive theoretical and practical sessions, well run. |
Yvonne Dean |
2013 |
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Wales, Machynlleth |
Centre for Alternative
Technology |
Sustainable Woodland Management |
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Overview- woodland products. Managing
in sustainable way. Green wood working. Timber: useable product/portable saw
mill. Commercial aspect. Horse logging. |
Course
length: 4 days; No.
of students: 14; Review: Very well
organised. Very comprehensive. Practical hands on experience (coppicing,
etc.) |
Fritz Fink |
2014 |
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Wales, Pembrokeshire, New Moat |
Pembrokeshire Machine
Ring |
Chainsaw Lantra ITA |
Chainsaw maintenance, care, safety,
cross-cutting |
Course
length: 2 days; No. of students: 6; Review: Well run,
appropriate facilities, good practical content |
Sara Hamilton |
2013 |
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Wales, Pembrokeshire, New Moat |
PMR The Machinery Ring |
Chainsaw course |
Chainsaw maintenance, operation,
safety, & cross-cutting. Also information about woodland management
– |
Course
length: 2 days; No. of students: 4; Review:
Course was run efficiently, with all necessary equipment to hand. Ideal
location, – plenty of logs for practise. Interesting & effective. |
Derek Bell |
2013 |
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Warwickshire, Wellesbourne |
Warwickshire Training |
Chainsaw maintenance and cross-cutting |
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Stripping, cleaning and sharpening
chainsaw. Health and safety legislation and personal protective equipment. |
Course
length: 2 days + assessment; No.
of students: 4 Review: Excellent |
Barry Patterson |
2014 |
|
Warwickshire, Wellesbourne |
Warwickshire Training |
Chainsaw maintenance and cross-cutting |
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Good balance of maintenance of the
saw and how to use it in the woods. Felling trees demonstrated. |
Course
length: 2 days; No.
of students: 6; Review: Extremely well run
and 100% practical. |
David Gosling |
2014 |
|
Warwickshire, Wellesbourne |
Warwickshire Training |
Chainsaw maintenance and cross- cutting. |
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Maintenance and sharpening chainsaw;
safe crosscutting; LANTRA approved; city and guilds qualification on
completion. |
Course
length: 2 days; No.
of students: 6; Review:
All
very good. |
Nick Loh |
2014 |
|
Wiltshire, Salisbury |
Wilderness Survival
Skills |
Weaving and whittling |
How to make things from green wood,
including spoons & baskets; safe tool use. |
Course
length: 4 days; No. of students: 8; Review: Excellent, well
run, everything provided, very inspiring. |
Cathy Rowland |
2012 |
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Worcestershire, Bewdley |
Anchor Point |
Fell & process medium-sized trees |
NPTC CS32 How to fell trees two and a half times
wider than the guide bar; safe
snedding; and deal with the tree once on the ground. |
Course
length: 4 days; No. of students: ??; Review: Very well run with paperwork
to take home and read over. Spare kit provided etc. |
Helen & James Young |
2011 |
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Worcestershire, Ravenshire Woodland Reserve |
Malvern Coppicing |
Coppicing |
Tree ID, Organising workplace,
examples of existing ash and halel coppice, using coppicing tools/techniques,
felling with hand saws; products from coppicing. |
Course
length: 2 days; No. of
students: 3; Review: Well run.
Based around a good woodland camp with shelter, toilets, fire and catering. |
Don Queen |
2011 |
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Worcestershire, Ravenshire Woodland Reserve |
Malvern Coppicing |
Coppicing |
Tree ID, Organising workplace,
examples of existing ash and halel coppice, using coppicing tools/techniques,
felling with hand saws; products from coppicing. |
Course
length: 2 days; No. of
students: 3; Review: Most
satisfactory |
Alistair Weston |
2013 |
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|
Yorkshire, Beningborough Hall |
York Wood Crafts |
Introduction to green woodworking |
Use of tools: side axe, froe, draw
knife, plane, spokeshave, auger, pole lathe and shavehorse. Made a 3-legged
stool from ash and oak to take away. |
Course
length: 2 days; No. of students: 3; Review:
Very well run, good facilities and materials. |
Tony and Kate Buy |
2012 |
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Yorkshire, Beverley |
Bishop Burton College |
Chainsaw course |
CS30/31 Basic chainsaw usage and
felling of small trees. |
Course
length: 6 days; No. of students: 4; Review: Well run. Proper
workshops. |
Roman Levis |
2012 |
|
|
Yorkshire, York |
Morton Training
Services |
NPTC Level 2 Chainsaw Operator Modules 201, 202,
and 203. |
|
Chainsaw maintenance; practical advice on how to make sure
the chainsaw works efficiently and why it is important to keep it maintained;
the section on chain sharpening was particularly good. |
Course
length: 4 days; No.
of students: 4; Review: Course was very
well run with very proficient tutors. The facilities were good for the
chainsaw maintenance and the woodland area appropriate for the size of trees. |
Peter Boyes |
2014 |
|
Yorkshire, Westow |
Yorkshire Hurdles |
Woodland management and greenwood working |
|
Woodland management: useful ideas on
how to make money out of the woodland. Best way to deal with it from the
state it is in to where we would like it to be. Green woodworking: made flowers,
mallets and wood chopping block using equipment provided by Geoff. |
Course
length: 2 days; No.
of students: 3-7; Review:
Fun
and very informative. |
Viv Chamberlin-Kidd |
2014 |
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Yorkshire, Westow |
Yorkshire Hurdles |
Green woodworking and hurdle-making |
Green woodworking skills, learned to
use a wide variety of tools & equipment |
Course
length: 2 days; No. of students: 2; Review: Plenty of
information, materials and tools. Tutors experienced, friendly and
knowledgeable. |
Matt Webster |
2013 |