Small Woodland Owners' Group (SWOG)

Year: 2013

  • Alert over caterpillar pest in London and Berkshire -FC press release

    29 APRIL 2013           FC NEWS RELEASE No: 15922 Alert over caterpillar pest in London and Berkshire People in parts of London and Berkshire are being reminded by the Forestry Commission, Public Health England and local authorities not to touch caterpillars of the oak processionary moth, which are beginning to emerge in oak trees…

  • Native Hands – workshops

    Ruby from ‘Native Hands’ has sent us news of workshops and courses which are coming up

  • April Newsletter 2013

    Spring is sprung, the gras is riz . . .well not quite. However the April newsletter provides plenty to read when you come in from the cold.

  • SWOG Meeting – Pluckley, 11 May

    SWOG member Alex Bienfait has arranged a demonstration of a Micro Arb Truc with a selection of handling attachments. SWOG members are invited to attend this demonstration and to explore Alex’s extensive wood, a mixture of Victorian plantation and semi-ancient woodland on Wealden clay. This is a free event and a great chance to take…

  • Woodfuel Woodland Improvement Grant

    Here is the latest News Release from the Forestry Commission, including a handy link to the ’10 easy steps to apply for a Woodfuel WIG’ available from Ngage who administer the grant.

  • Harcourt Woodland Barn – Timber Framing Course

    Barbara Czoch from the Carpenters Fellowship has sent us news of an exciting timber framing course taking place at Harcourt Arboretum

  • International Day of Forests 2013

      The United Nations has proclaimed that the International Day of Forests will be observed every year on 21 March, in an effort to raise awareness of  the critical importance of trees and forests to every area of human life. Take a look at the Woodlands video about tree-planting here, or  visit the Woodlands site…

  • The Royal Highland Show

    David Cochrane, the Royal Highland Show Administrator has sent us details of this years event.  Feel free to contact him with any specific questions, or checkout the website. Tel: 0131 335 6207 Web: royalhighlandshow.org

  • Hazel Frame Basket Making Course

    Sue and Pete Ball will be holding a three day course at their home in West Sussex to teach those with some previous basket making experience how to make a traditional Hazel frame basket; experience of knife work is essential. Places on this course are usually limited.

  • Ancient tree is celebrated in art at Westonbirt Arboretum

    Katrina Podlewska, Communications Manager at the Forestry Commission has sent us details of the sculptor being built with the products of the 2000 year old lime coppice at Westonbirt Arboretum.  It looks a bit different from last time I was there, in full leaf and nearing the end of one of its 20 year coppice…

  • March Newsletter 2013

    In the March Newsletter: Gower Charcoal makers’ project Horse Logging in the Scottish Borders New SWOG members meet the Forestry Commission in Northumberland Government response to the Independent Forestry Panel Report SWOG Newsletter March 2013 Thanks to Sarah for editing another informative edition of the SWOG newsletter.

  • Care of Tracks

    Woodlands.co.uk have created a very useful document giving advice about how to care for your woodland track.  This is  especially relevenat after the deluge of rain most of us have suffered over the last year or so.   A  printer friendly version is available for download here.