Category: News
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Butterflies Flutterby
Many thanks are owed to Martin and Marilyn Garwood of Crow Wood, part of the Old Park Wood in Goudhurst. They hosted a wonderful afternoon of butterfly ID and general ‘woodie’ type chat in their wood in July.
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Gimme Shelter – Building a Simple Woodland Shelter
Once you’ve spent any amount of time in the woods, you’ll probably discover that you need some kind of protection from the elements. Or as Mick Jagger once sang “If I don’t get some shelter …Oh yeah, I’m gonna fade away” .
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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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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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Culverts – keeping them clear
For many of us, the first time we encounter a culvert is when we fall in the ditch around it, and notice the pipe before clambering out.
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Launching the Tree Charter
It was great to celebrate the launch of the Charter for Trees Woods and People at Lincoln this week. More than 70 organisations have worked for two years under the leadership of the Woodland Trust to create a new tree charter that aims to put protection for trees and woodlands at the heart of government…
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Building a New ‘Old’ Barn – Part I
As a tiny acorn can eventually lead to much bigger things, so has the seed of an idea I had of building a new barn to season my wood and store my forestry equipment. I have been managing two small woodlands on the edge of the High Weald AONB of East Sussex for 3 or…
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Memories of the Great Storm of 1987
Britain went to bed on the night of 15th October 1987 having heard weather forecaster Michael Fish reassure the nation that it might be a bit windy, but there was certainly no prospect of a hurricane engulfing the country.