Author: Judith

  • June Newsletter 2013

    The SWOG newsletter has a new look, but retains the same mix of interesting articles and news updates. There are reports from two recent SWOG meetings, Sarah’s account of chainsaw training and a look at old-style shelter building. Download it here.

  • 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…

  • 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…