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Seasons: Snow at Wickham Bishops
Photographer Natali Brown continues her photographic woodland diary with some wintry pictures …
With the recent snowfall there was ample opportunity to capture that perfect winter picture and as usual I was out and about visiting the woods in Wickham Bishops. On entering the woods I found myself mesmerised by the silence that surrounded the woods. With the snow gently drifting down covering the woods in a fluffy white blanket, I was struck by a truly spectacular scene. Read more…
Woodland Courses 2010 Pt 1
There’s a bumper crop this year, so this is just a very small selection of courses up to June that caught our eye. Check on websites such as Woodlots , Small Woodland Owners Group and the Small Woods Association magazine for more. If you have been on any courses that you would recommend, or run some yourself, why not share it with others by putting a comment in the box below. And don’t forget that Woodlands.co.uk now includes £300 towards the cost of courses and training as part of its new woodland owner package. Find out more at Free Courses for Woodland Purchasers. Read more…
Seasons: Autumn Display at Oaters Wood
Photographer Natali Brown introduces us to her wood in the first installment of her stunning photographic diary. These are her first photos taken after “moving in” in the Autumn. More of the wood in snow to come … Read more…
Art in the Woods
Jackie Jeffrey describes the benefits of a woodland environment for inner city children and the art work that has been created in a video presentation for Woodlands TV. Read more…
Pretty as A Picture – A Family Weekend at Nature’s Playground
Jade at Play Action describes a happy Family Weekend, nearly, but not quite, rained off ….
The day has finally come and the jeep is packed full of camping equipment, tools, paint, jars, glue and coloured card. The weather is looking fine, however the phone has been ringing from the crack of dawn with people enquiring if the weekend is still happening. The forecast for Kent has changed to rain! Read more…
“Nature’s Playground” Marchwood Art Project (2008)
I became involved with the project when I answered an advertisement in the Artist News magazine (AN). It was under the heading “Loose Dogs and Loose Artists”. The title intrigued me, so I contacted them and arranged a meeting. After receiving a large page of directions on how to find it, this is how the project began. The first mystery was solved when I arrived at the meeting point, opposite the entrance gate there was a sign that read: “LOOSE DOGS KEEP OUT”. Read more…
Woodcarving
One cold and misty December morning, shortly before Christmas, we set off for a weekend of woodcarving and sculpture. 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…