The Woodlands.co.uk Blog - Practical Guides
Woodland Courses 2009 Pt 2
Whatever you want to learn, there’s a course out there for you. Here is a brief selection from some of our favourite suppliers for the rest of the summer and up to the end of the year. Read more…
A Video Guide to Tree Felling - Part 2
In Part 2 David Rosney assesses the woodland, which trees to fell and why. He explains how he will cut the tree to make it fall where he wants it.
Deer Stalking and Woodlands
Woodland owner and occasional deer stalker, James, gives us his personal views and advice on deer management gained from his own experience …
Like many woodland owners we have deer in our woodland. The deer population in the UK is increasing rapidly and woodland owners need to consider a number of issues when dealing with deer stalkers or those offering deer management services.
Coppice.co.uk - a resource for coppicers
Many woodlands in the UK have historically been managed as coppice, yielding high productivity and benefiting biodiversity. In recent decades the management of coppice woodland has declined due to mechanisation, conifer plantations and cheap imports of timber. But now, as more people focus
on sustainable wood production, sourcing local produce and promoting biodiversity, the interest in coppicing as a woodland management method is rising again.
Tree Thinning
An invaluable guide to tree thinning from Julian Evans in the latest of his series of videos for Woodlands TV. Advice on choosing, marking and removing. Read more…
Building a Tree Bog
When you don’t want to go behind a tree, build a tree bog. Essential if you’ve got groups visiting your wood. Read more…
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…
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.