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. Check on websites such as Woodlots , Small Woodland Owners Group and the Small Woods Association magazine for more that are local to you. 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.
Please check with the training supplier for times, dates and prices and availability.
Woodland Management
The Greenwood Centre at Ironbridge are running various courses in woodland management and related subjects, including:
An Introduction to Tree Safety & Inspection – 1 July
OCN Introduction to Small Woodland Management – 17 & 18 Oct
Introduction to Hedge Laying – 17 & 18 Oct
OCN Sustainable Woodland Management – 2-4 Nov
Treebog Building – date to be confirmed
With WoodNet in East Sussex:
Accessing Grants for Wildlife-friendly Farm & Woodland Management – 26 June
Emergency First Aid for Farmers & Foresters – 8 Oct
Introduction to Chainsaw Use & Maintenance – 30 Oct
Introduction to Woodland Management – 6 Nov
Coppicing
OCN Coppicing at the Greenwood Centre – 30 Nov-4 Dec
Coppice Products – Generating and Income from Coppice with WoodNet – 19 Nov
Charcoal
Charcoal Making with WoodNet – 17 July
Flora & Fauna
With Kent Wildlife Trust:
Introduction to Wild Flowers – 24 June
Introduction to Insects - 4 July
Introduction to Moths – 1 August
Introduction to Biological Recording – 1 Sep
Identification of Fungi 1, 2 & 3 – 26 Sept, 17 Oct & 7 Nov
Beginners’ guide to Fungi – 7 Oct
Small mammals: identification, recording & surveying – 7 Nov
Fungi Foray with the Greenwood Centre – 11 Oct
Woodworking & Craft Skills
At the Greenwood Centre:
Willow Obelisk Making -15 & 16 Aug
Ironbridge Coracles – 28-30 Aug
Welsh Stick Back Chair Making – 6-11 Sep
Longbow Making – 12-14 Oct
Sussex Trug Making – 7-8 Nov
Chestnut Gate Hurdles with WoodNet – 16 Oct
Trees
With the Field Studies Council:
Treemendous Trees – 3-5 July
Trees & Woodland in the British Landscape – 3-7 Aug
Identifying Trees in Leaf – 12 Sep
Broad-leaved trees in Autumn – 25-27 Sep
Identifying Trees: The Challenge of Late Autumn – 13-15 Nov
Getting to Know Conifers – 20-22 Nov
Veteran Trees with Kent Wildlife Trust – 24 Oct
Photography
Advanced Wildlife Photography with Kent Wildlife Trust – 11th July
David Plummer runs photography courses for all levels of expertise in and around East Sussex and at his own woodland. Contact him through his website at www.davidplummerimages.co.uk/courses.html
Hedgerows
Field & hedgerow survey techniques with Kent Wildlife Trust – 12th Sep
Bushcraft
Down2Earth run various bushcraft and survival skills courses in South East Wales. Contact them through their website for more details: www.down2earthsurvival.com
Dan Watson runs various woodworking, bushcraft and wild food courses – contact him for details through his website: www.dwwp.co.uk
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Tracy
23 June, 2009
There is a collection of recommended chainsaw courses being added to the coppice.co.uk website.
http://www.coppice.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=7
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