The Woodlands.co.uk Blog - April 2009
Simple Soil Testing
Professor Julian Evans demonstrates an easy way to determine soil type in the latest Woodlands TV video clip – sandy, clay, loamy, silt? No special equipment required – just your fingers and bit of spit! Read more…
Wild Boar and Woodland Regeneration
Despite their reputation for causing damage, it might be time to review the notoriety of the wild boar. The very thing that makes farmers and landowners in Kent and Sussex shudder, can also help regenerate woodland. Read more…
Why Buy a Woodland?
It’s a simple question, with many answers. In the latest video clip, Woodlands TV asks some woodland owners why they bought their’s. Read more…
Discovering Long Wood – a year in the life of a small wood – April
Our diary for 2007 records “the driest April on record”. This enabled Rodney to use his tractor freely to move logs around, cutting them to length and storing them off the ground. We reflected on what had been achieved in our first year of ownership, and marvelled at the re-emerging beauty of our very own woodland. Read on ….” Read more…
The Woodlands.co.uk Easter Crossword
Here is something slightly different for the blog this holiday weekend – a crossword. In order to tempt you, there are some prizes. The first 5 correct solutions will receive a copy of the Collins Tree Guide. Read more…
How to plant a hedge
Hedges are important for our landscape and wildlife but how do you go about planting one? We’ve written some general guidelines on the tree planting blog . However, a hedge is a bit different in that it is usually planted for quite different purposes – as a windbreak, to keep animals in, to provide a “corridor” along which wildlife can move, and for diversity of plant life. It is also maintained differently – you will not be thinning it. Read more…