Year: 2010
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‘EcoDiy’ Green Woodworking Workshop
There is one last place available on the ‘EcoDiy’ green woodworking day workshop in Essex on Sunday 24th October.
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Forest Research – FR News
Forest Research’s newsletter FR News is now available, but this time it comes with a big difference. As well as the usual roundup of research highlights, they are now delivering it alongside their more in-depth newsletters on social and economic research, ecology and pathology.
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Low-Impact Smallholding Survey at Monkton Wyld – Dorset
Low-Impact Smallholding Survey with Simon Fairlie, Jyoti Fernandes and Rebecca Laughton October 15th – 18th (Fri – Mon) £295 residential, £195 non-residential, £230 camping) (Fri-Sun rates and concessions available, including £25 off residential and camping rates for SWOG members)
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SWOG Fleeces – with free T-Shirt offer!
Apologies first of all for the photograph! I’m sure these quality garments will prove indispensable for working in the woods and coming to those winter meets now that the weather has turned cooler.
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Bentley Woodfair
The Bentley Woodfair went ahead on the weekend of 17th, 18th and 19th of September another dry event, though not quite as warm and sunny as it was last year. SWOG was there as evidenced by the random pictures, (thanks Greyman, yours were the ones that came out well!).
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Offshore woodland
One of our new members has send us some pictures of their beautiful ancient woodland on the Isle of Wight. Note the red squirrel which can still be found on the island. Click the image to view at full size
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Volunteering opportunity
Sarah Partridge from www.orchardbarn.org.uk has written with news of an opportunity to volunteer in the making of a shingle roof.
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An Unknown Wood
Ray Perry gives us an insight into how he has changed the way he has come to view his woodland, then goes on to tell of his experience of hosting a SWOG meeting.
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Natures Craft – Bushcraft day
Andy Noble and his co instructor Paul from Natures Craft put on a great bushcraft day for SWOG members. Held at Lords Wood in Hampshire, the day was a nice mix of practical skills and the sharing of knowlege and ideas.
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Woodheat Solutions Training Seminar Invitation
Mathew Woodcock from the Forestry Commission and Thames Valley Energy are putting on some free ‘woodheat solutions’ training in the next couple of months.