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Badgers, Beeches and Blisters
A new book about the practicalities of managing your woodland, called Badgers, Beeches and Blisters - Getting started in your own wood was launched on 7th June at a Royal Forestry Society event in the Buckhurst Estate near Crowborough. It was written by Professor Julian Evans and sponsored by Woodlands.co.uk. Julian was the Forestry Commission's Chief Research Officer but he is also the owner of a woodland in Hampshire. This combination of technical knowledge with hands-on grittiness makes the book a great practical guide for the new woodland owner.
Written collaboratively with the woodlands.co.uk team, the book addresses the concerns and aspirations of the hundreds of people who have bought woods of their own from woodlands.co.uk. We have also arranged for the book to be available cheaply - only £8.95 including postage and packing. You can also download it for free from this page. If you want a "hard" copy please visit Patula Books.
As well as being a handbook for the new owner, Badgers, Beeches and Blisters includes sections on sources of advice, tax information, a glossary, and a tree-species guide. Julian has also listed useful organisations and useful addresses.
We think this new book will be a great help to woodland owners and anyone else involved in woodland management and hope that you will buy a copy or download it free below.
The book is available below as either individual pdfs for each chapter or as a single zip file containing all the pdfs.
- Introduction and contents
- Chapter 1 - Your new purchase
- Chapter 2 - First steps
- Chapter 3 - How do you want to enjoy your wood?
- Chapter 4 - Guests visiting your wood
- Chapter 5 - Some things for which you may need permission
- Chapter 6 - Growing and caring for trees
- Chapter 7 - Woodland crafts and products
- Chapter 8 - Enriching woodland for wildlife
- Chapter 9 - Advice, taxation and certification issues
- Appendices - including glossary, tree species descriptions and further reading
- Index
- About the author
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