The Woodlands.co.uk Blog - December 2007
Woodcarving
One cold and misty December morning, shortly before Christmas, we set off for a weekend of woodcarving and sculpture.
Managing Your Woodland For Birds
Managing your woodland to conserve its bird population and encourage species which are struggling is possible with a little planning.
The Woodlands.co.uk Christmas Quiz
Just for fun, 20 questions. Find the answers in this year’s blogs.
A prize of Colin Tudge’s book “The Secret Life of Trees” for the first 6 replies with the correct answers. E-mail your answers to catherine@woodlands.co.uk including your name and postal address. (Answers will be posted in the blog in January). Read more…
Buying a Woodland Together – Joint Purchasing
Why Buy a Woodland Together?
Buying a woodland as partners or a group can make it possible for people to buy woodlands who couldn’t otherwise afford to do so. It also has the advantage of shared responsibility for ownership - sharing the work and decision-making on woodland management.
Mistletoe – The Golden Bough
Mistletoe, also known as “the golden bough”, is well known throughout the English- speaking world for its connection to Christmas, in particular to the romantic custom of kissing underneath it.
How big is an acre? – Measuring Your Woodland
People who have not owned forestry or agricultural land can often find it hard to visualise what an acre looks like. This is an attempt to help you visualise how big an area one acre is. Read more…
Renovating Stone Gateposts
Traditional stone gateposts last forever. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for the metal gate hangings that are set into them. These will eventually rust away. The following notes give some ideas and hints on how to replace the metalware. Read more…
Looking a Picture - Your Woodland
What is the next best thing to being out in your woods, particularly during these long dark evenings? Well, how about a beautiful painting of your favourite spot, captured in all its summer glory, or at leaf-burst in spring, or cloaked in autumn mist or … Read more…