The Woodlands.co.uk Blog - July 2009
The Edge Effect
Julian Evans returns in the latest WoodlandsTV video to explain the edge effect on woodland tracks.
A Day with Ben Law
David Cole spends a day with Ben Law at his wonderful woodland house and gets a glimpse into a life dedicated to a working woodland. Read more…
A Video Guide to Tree Felling Part 4 – Snedding
In the final part of the tree felling series David Rossney trims the limbs from the main trunk. Using the forester’s measuring tape and chainsaw he then cuts the trunk into 2 metre lengths Read more…
A Video Guide to Tree Felling Part 3 – Dealing with Hung Up Trees
In Part 3 David Rosney makes chainsaw cuts to a tree so it falls where he wants. He also deals with a common problem, a “hung up” tree, where the surrounding trees stop it falling as planned.
Owning a Wood – Six Months On …
If you’re a regular follower of the Woodlands.co.uk blog, you will remember Gordon and Enid’s story from December 2008, Owning a Wood – The First Few Weeks . Work is progressing and Gordon turns his attention to an oak stand that is in need of thinning … Read more…
Coed Hiraeth Ecotherapy Centre
Anyone who owns a woodland knows what a powerful antidote to stress it can be, a bolthole to get away from it all and get your sense of proportion back. Frederick Luckman discusses his work with the Coed Hiraeth project and explains how woodland can be used for its therapeutic value in aiding recovery from depression and other disorders… Read more…
Discovering Long Wood – a year in the life of a small wood – July
Long Wood is teeming with wildlife, but mainly it’s invisible. Heather and Rodney are becoming skilled in reading the evidence identifying foxes, badgers, roe and fallow deer, woodpeckers, and much more …
Moths at Coed Onnen
Here is a fascinating slide show of moths found at Coed Onnen in the Gower Ash Woods Special Conservation Area. This woodland is for sale through Woodlands.co.uk. Many thanks to Chris Manley who took these beautiful photos. Read more…