Contractors, Consultants & Insurance

Keeper’s Coppicing
Keeper’s Coppicing is a small woodland based business in the heart of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Bespoke, rustic, sweet chestnut furniture which blurs the distinction between artistic creation and function. Hedge restoration work and coppice regeneration.

Midgard Forester
A Countryside Management and Forester for Hire business. Fully insured public liability with £10 million in cover, NPTC qualified, over 10 years experience in the industry. Based in West Somerset and covering Somerset, Devon, Avon and West Dorset (07596 755394).

Red Kite Rural
A small woodland/estate management contractor operating in Cambridgeshire/Bedfordshire and across Central England.

3 Counties Tree Surgery
Tree removal, pruning, planting, hedge cutting, tree surveys & woodland management in the West Midlands.

John Waller, Underwoodsman
Operating in West Kent/East Sussex. Coppicing to supply materials for coppice products ranging from wattle and gate hurdles and continuous weave fencing, furniture, willow baskets and living willow structures.

Human Powered Land Based Services
Traditional methods inspire my approach, and human power drives it. To that end, I use hand tools to provide land-based services in Pembrokeshire. These include coppicing for woodland management, hedgelaying, hedge maintenance, and scything.

Agri-Wildlife Management Herefordshire
Wildlife Management covering Herefordshire and bordering counties.
Moles, Grey Squirrel, Rats, Rabbits and more covered using various methods and no poisons.


Horse loggers

Frankie Woodgate (SE England)
Dan Gould (SE England)
John Williamson (SW England)
Mike Pritchard of True Horse Power (Wales/NW England)

British Horse Loggers can also supply a list of members


Consultants

Petra Billings A range of ecological services: writing Forestry Commission-approved woodland management plans,  developing Countryside Stewardship grant applications,  ecological surveys and training courses for the countryside sector. Petra’s clients include many private landowners, local authorities and charities such as the National Trust.

Bulworthy Project An experiment in low-impact living and working, that blurs the lines between work and play. Courses, workshops, charcoal in a beautiful Devon woodland.

J T Williams Woodland Consultants Woodland consultancy providing professional support to woodland owners looking to manage their land more sustainably through UKFS best practice. Deer management, woodland biodiversity and tree regeneration. Areas covered : Surrey, Hampshire, West Sussex.

Dirk Sporleder Woodland management advice, plans and surveys, deer management plans and woodland creation schemes in NE Scotland.


 

Insurance

Insurance is not compulsory, but if you feel more comfortable insuring against third party risks, these companies offer dedicated woodland insurance

Gary Alexander at Beech Tree Insurance

Ashburnham Insurance offer a £10 discount for Woodlands.co.uk owners

Evergreen Insurance Services

National associations such as the NFU or the CLA, run specialist schemes for landowners.