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Latest news
- 26 Mar 2012 – One million viewers go wild with Woodlands TV
- 4 Jul 2011 – New iPhone and iPad app for woodland buyers on the move
- 23 May 2011 – Woodlands survey report: owners of small woodlands a vital part of UK woodland management
News Archive
- 9 Oct 2008 – WoodlandsTV.co.uk – short films on everything from hedge laying to track maintenance
- 6 Jun 2008 – Forests.co.uk – New website for buying and selling larger woods
- 3 Jan 2008 – Woodlands on the BBC
- 28 Mar 2007 – New website launched!
Media Enquiries
If you have a media or publicity enquiry, please contact Patricia Ockenden on 07941 369 810 or patricia@woodlands.co.uk.
Woodlands.co.uk in the media:
Due to copyright restrictions, links are not always available.
- Mar 12: Buy a woodland for weekend breaks: Property section of London’s foremost daily explores the many benefits of woodland ownership for Londoners. Evening Standard 28 Mar, pp 20-21.
- Mar 12: Wooded bliss: Be Happy’s magazine first issue offers advice on how to buy a woodland and … be happy. Be Happy magazine Mar 2012
- Mar 12: Whittling: David Alty and Dan Watson, whittling experts from Woodlands.co.uk explain step by step, how to turn a piece of young wood into a kitchen spoon and a butter spread knife. Home Farmer Whittling
- Jan 2012: . Why people buy small woods and what to do with them. Buying a woodland is not a short term financial investment for most small woodland buyers. A woodland is priceless. Quarterly Journal of Forestry
- Dec 2011: Owning and managing your own tract of woodland. Being closely involved in the management of their small woodland has helped people in their quest for “a good life”. Home Farmer magazine Jan 12.
- Nov 2011: If you go down the woods today… More people are going back to nature in their own woodlands and they come from all walks of life. An opera singer, a psychoterapist and a teacher tell Saga magazine whether this has paid off. Saga
- Oct 7 2011: Jonathan Creasey of Woodlands.co.uk talks to Scotland’s leading countryside programme about the growing number of families who have bought their own piece of woodland. A family shares their experience . BBC 2 Scotland, Landward series.
- Oct and Jun 2011: Into the wild, wild woods: Woodlands.co.uk survey reveals people’s passion for preserving flora and fauna, such as a Kent couple who love their bees. Exquisite magazine.
- Aug 31 2011: Wood heating lets you stay warm all winter: the wood alternatives to high heating bills, including wood from your own woodland. Daily Telegraph.
- Aug 9 2011: Buy a wood and make a pile: Actor Mackenzie Crook talks about why he bought his Essex woodland and how he enjoys it. High50.com.
- Jul 21 2011: Dan Watson of Woodlands.co.uk interviewed about the growing number of people seeking to own a piece of haven for conservation and enjoyment. Woodland owners explain what it’s like. BBC Breakfast News.
- Jul 22 2011: Carving a future from your own woodland: how you can make a living out of your woodland with the right skills. BBC on line.
- Jul 18 2011: Matt Marples of Woodlands.co.uk describes owners of woodlands more as guardians than owners and why this is good for the environment and good for people. BBC Northampton.
- Jul 14 2011: Wooded bliss… the ultimate retirement plan? A West Sussex owner finds true enjoyment in her conservation efforts. Waitrose Weekend.
- Jun 12 2011: Second-home seekers take to the trees: Britons are buying woodland to find refuge from modern stress. The Sawyers explain how owning a woodland has transformed their lives. Sunday Times.
- Jun 16 2011: Daniel Sharp of Woodlands.co.uk discusses the long term view of woodland ownership. Owners interviewed. BBC Gloucestershire.
Archive:
- June 2009: Angus Hanton interviewed about how Woodlands.co.uk started, the market for woodlands and democratising forestry. Living Woods magazine.
- May 3 2009: Branching out: Why buying a few acres of woodland is a great way to get back to nature. Sunday Times.
- Nov 14 2008: Cumbria’s Woodlands a Popular Buy – Northern England Regional Manager Dan Watson talks about the joys of small woodland ownership. Cumberland News.
- Mar 22 2008: Britain’s woodland sector: the new hedge-funds: Why buying woodland could be an increasingly interesting move. Timesonline.
- Oct 4 2007: Sanctuaries for Sale : Small woodland ownership can benefit the environment if approached with a sense of responsibility. The Guardian.
- Oct 25 2007: Owning a plot of forest isn’t just for the wealthy: Small woodland ownership discussed with examples from our buyers of what you can do in your own wood. The Independent.
Articles of general interest:
- British Tree Week: Best woodland walks: Become a forest lover enjoying the beauty of forests in the autumn. Telegraph.co.uk, October 2011.
- Working Together, Individually – First published in Winter 2008 of Smallwoods, the journal of the Small Woods Association, and published here with their kind permission. The SWA can offer help and advice in setting up a woodland group.
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