The Woodlands.co.uk Blog - Working with Wood
Processing your firewood with a logsplitter
The current boom in the use of firewood for heating has led many people to ask what alternatives there are to splitting firewood by hand. One option is to use a logsplitter which uses hydraulics but can be powered by petrol, tractor or electric. Read more…
Why not have a bushcraft course at your own woodland?
Barry Jackson (“Baz”) is a teacher but his own experience of formal education is typical of many – he hated school and had no intention of doing my exams – “all I wanted was to work at a country park.” Read more…
Woodfairs.co.uk – woodfair information online
We love woodfairs – they’re a great day out for all the family, with lots to see and do. From a demonstration of a pole lathe to a display of horse logging, from intricate carved spoons to gigantic chainsawed sculptures: there’s a host of woodland or wood craft-related things to see, experience or buy. You can even visit us at the Woodlands.co.uk stand!
Up until now it hasn’t always been so easy to find out when and where woodfairs are happening, but a new website Woodfairs.co.uk that solves the problem. 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…
Watch Trug Making
Watch a modern South Down trug being made in this WoodlandsTV video clip. The Cuckmere Trug Company also make the famous Royal Sussex Traditional Trug from sweet chestnut and cricket bat willow, as well as many other types of trug. Read more…
Early Medieval Timberwork and Anglo-Saxon Pit Dwellings
Watch two fascinating videos on early medieval timberwork and a reconstruction of an Anglo-Saxon dwelling with a shingled roof presented by East Sussex Archaeology and Museums Partnership. A look at early medieval wood work techniques with evidence from documents, and archaeological finds. Read more…
Making Chestnut Paling
Sweet chestnut paling looks great and is good value. Aly May from http://www.sayitwithwood.co.uk/ shows how it’s made with an ingenious piece of equipment. Read more…
Making Hurdles – Video Demo
One for all the coppicers out there … Andrew King makes a hurdle with hazel coppice for Woodlands TV. Read more…