The Woodlands.co.uk Blog - February 2007
Juniper
A recent study by Plantlife has shown that Junipers are disappearing from the UK countryside. Juniper is one of our three native conifers, the other two being Yew and Scots Pine.
Juniper was once valued as a source of firewood and the oil from the berries was used in the making of gin (now much of the oil is imported from Hungary). This usage ensured a reasonable turnover of the trees. With changes in land Read more…
Making a Bird Box
This is fun and useful – a nice project that can involve outdoor and indoor work. It combines interest in birds and with practical use of woodwork skills.
Which birds are your boxes for?
Think about which birds you are likely to attract and build your boxes accordingly. Different designs and strategies are likely to attract different birds – Read more…
Phenology
Phenology should not be confused with phrenology, which was largely a Victorian enthusiasm, seeking to determine personality features (and tendency to traits such as criminality) from the shape of the head, and its various lumps and bumps!
Phenology is all about observation; recording when things happen, such as when horse chestnut and ash trees come into leaf, or when the first swifts or bumblebees are seen. These Read more…