Year: 2018
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Birds and butterflies in Flatropers Wood
Flatropers Wood, Rye, Sussex 14 July 10.30am-1.30pm A guided walk with Alice Parfitt of the Sussex Wildlife Trust through Flatropers Wood, 37 hectares of mixed woodland, rides and paths. Refreshments will be available next door in the wood of SWOG members Dominic and Wendy Eldred-Earl. Alice will discuss the successful management of Flatropers for butterflies and birds and…
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In search of the Purple Emperor
About 20 people met up in Cotgrave Forest to hear about managing woodlands for butterflies from Ben Driver, Southern Conservation Officer with the Notts Wildlife Trust.
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SWOG meeting Nottinghamshire
Butterflies in the Midlands – SWOG meeting We are delighted to be able to run another meeting about managing woodlands for butterflies, this time in the Midlands. Thanks to owners in Cotgrave Forest and Ben Driver from the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, there will be a SWOG meeting at Cotgrave, Notts at 2pm on Saturday 23 June. Ben…
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Sarah Walters
We received news of the death of Sarah Walters with great sadness on 8 April.
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Torthworth’s trees
Tortworth Churchyard in South Gloucestershire is home to one of Britain’s most ancient sweet chestnut trees, so old in fact, that the first commemorative plaque about the tree is itself 200 years old.
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Culverts – a soggy story
Woodland owners in Waste Wood have a proud history of working together to tackle shared woodland tasks. Richard Cooper has written in to tell us about the ‘fun’ he and his partner Fi had while unblocking their culvert.
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Woodfairs 2018
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Confor and small woodland owners
Confor is a membership organisation that promotes sustainable forestry and timber production through political engagement, market promotion and supporting members.
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European Protected Species Training
European Protected Species (EPS) Training Events Booking essential – £50 per person (including refreshments and lunch) The Forestry Commission is holding a series of EPS training events to update woodland agents, contractors and owners in recent changes to EPS legislation and good practice guidance.
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Red squirrels return to the Highlands
Few woodland owners relish sharing their wood with grey squirrels, but native red squirrels are a different matter. Trees for Life has launched an appeal to raise £22,000 to ensure a better future for red squirrels in the Highlands of Scotland.