Small Woodland Owners' Group (SWOG)

News & Events

  • Half price Bushcraft course for SWOG members

    Andy Noble of NaturesCraft has offered members a 50% discount on the introduction to bushcraft course he is running on July 21st (£35 instead of £70)

  • Presented by FR Jones and Son, the Arb and Forestry Event will be hosted by Kingswood Training Services in Shipbourne, Kent on 13-14 July 2012. Organised with the working arborist and forestry professional in mind, this show really should have something for everyone.

  • July Newsletter

    Summer is here, if you look at the calendar that is!  It’s been the wettest June ever and our rather expensive irrigation system we installed last winter to water our freshly coppiced and replanted hedge seems a little surplus to requirements!

  • Native Hands

    Here’s the latest news from our friends at Native Hands.  including details of some interesting workshops happening this summer.

  • SEWAF Meeting coming up!

    A message from Lyn and the team at SEWAF (The South East Woodland Archaeology Forum) regarding the next meeitng coming up shortly.

  • Surrey Hills Woodfair

    Make a date in your diaries, the Surrey Hills Woodfair is a great end of season event. Full details on the flyer here.

  • Lurking in the Undergrowth!

    Thanks to Mick from Brixham in Devon for this photo.  He tells me there’s something lurking in the undergrowth, but I’ve not been able to see it! Anyone else?

  • June Newsletter

    Thanks to Sarah for another great Newsletter, including  a very nice article about restoring a dry stone wall, an important report from the Heartwoods Tree Diseases Workshop at Carding Mill Valley, book reviews and roundups of all woodie events and courses going on this summer.

  • New Forum Online

    The new look forum went live today.  Anyone who is already a registered user should be able to reset their password.  Just log in as normal and follow the instructions carefully, you will need to remember which email address you regsitered with originally.  We are all looking forward to using this new board, but please…

  • SWOG Meeting at Hendall

      The SWOG meeting at Hendall last month was well attended and despite the appalling weather  which was around us at the time, we somehow managed to stay reasonably dry!   A well positioned tarp and make shift Tea room proved to be in exactly the right place at the right time when the heavens opened…

  • New Lyme Disease research website

      Kate Bloor has written to us with news of an important new resource which is engaged in researching and publicising tick borne diseases.   Especially important to people who spend a lot of time out side and therefore may come into contact with ticks.

  • West Weald Landscape Partnership Newsletter

    The spring edition of the West Weald Partnership Newletter is out now.