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Badgers, Beeches and Blisters

A book about the practicalities of managing your woodland, written by Professor Julian Evans and sponsored by Woodlands.co.uk. In time past, Julian was the Forestry Commission’s Chief Research Officer but for many years he has also the owner of a small 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, it addresses the concerns and aspirations of the hundreds of people who have bought woods of their own. We have also arranged for the book to be available cheaply – only £8.95 including postage and packing – or freely from the bottom of this page. If you want to buy 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. One of our favourite features of the book is the line drawings illustrating many private woodland activities from camping to padlocking. These drawings are by John White and Stephen Evans.

Julian continues to help and support our purchasers in a number of ways. You can meet him on our stand at the Weald Wood Fair in September, and may be lucky enough to come across one of the SWOG meetings in his own woodland.
He is a very busy person, having recently become vice-president on the Institute of Chartered Foresters. But occasionally he finds time to advise individual owners. Let us know if you would like to have a visit.