Things people do in their woodlands

Here are some of things people who have bought woodlands from us have said that they do in their woodlands. We’ve grouped them into categories, but some fall into more than one group. Obviously, not all woods are suitable for all these things but most of the woods we sell are suitable for most activities!

Simple enjoyment

Walking and exploring
Finding out what’s there and looking at it through the seasons
Barbeques/campfire cooking

Events

Camping (with friends?)

Forestry activities

Thinning and Pruning
Coppicing
Planting
Individual tree felling
Timber Harvesting
Measuring and assessing trees
Map-making
Making paths, tracks and forest glades

Construction

Fence
Building benches
Den building
Swing-making
Culverts
Fencing
Making covered store for camp fire logs

Sporty activities

Ball games
Orienteering
Tree climbing

Using wood

Charcoal making
Pole lathe turning with green wood/"Bodging"
Wood carving
making hurdles/plant frames

Nature-related

Photography
Drawing
Making a nature trail
Watching wildlife (eg birds, deer, badgers, butterflies, moths)
Allowing scout groups/local schools to do projects
Bat watching
Study of flowers

Therapy

Getting away from it all! – total relaxation
Studying and deriving natural remedies from trees and plants

With Water

Building ponds
Fishing
Toy boat building
Dam building

Forest products

Blackberry picking
Cutting pea-sticks/bean poles
Fungi collecting
Bee-keeping
Growing and harvesting nuts (eg chestnuts)
Collecting Christmas trees, holly and Ivy at Christmas time

Other

Archaeology and history – earthbanks, hedges
and visit the local library
Learning/teaching simple survival techniques

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