News & Events

  • SWOG meeting, bat and moth evening

    A big thanks to Rodney and Heather who hosted this very interesting and informative event at their wood near Northiam in East Sussex.

  • Phytophthora ramorum – update

    Alison Evans, Communications officer from the Forestry Commission Wales, has posted us a note which gives an update  on the outbreak of Phytophthora ramorum in South Wales.  There is also some free awareness training being organised for 7th, 8th and 16th of July, full details are available here.

  • June newsletter

    The June newsletter is now available to download from the link below.

  • SWOG event – Using your wood to heat your home

    This was a very successful and informative event held at Flimwell last weekend (22nd May).    There were three main speakers, Mike Pepler of Ashden Awards, Matthew Woodcock from the  Forestry commission and Nick Gibbs editor of  Living Woods magazine.

  • Oak timber framing course

    There’s a great oak timber framing course coming up later in the year.

  • Willoughby Wood – Part II

    If you didn’t see it in last months Newsletter, it is worth catching up on the 1st part of Robert and Dorothy’s fascinating account of the  birth of  Willoughby Wood. Part II – The Labour Continues

  • SEWAF newsletter

    David Brown from SEWAF (the South East Woodland Archaeology Forum), has compiled a new newsletter for the group.

  • West Weald Landscape Partnership

    This is a very worthwhile  project based at Woods Mill near Henfield and covering a large part of the west weald of Sussex and southern Surrey. You can download their latest newsletter here, or visit the website.  It’s  full of interesting information and articles, especially if you live or have a woodland in the area.