New Woods for Sale

Rascill Wood
£45,000 | North Yorkshire
Brafferton, near Boroughbridge

Garton Wood
£59,000 | Nottinghamshire.
Cotgrave, near Nottingham

Masson Wood
£49,000 | Derbyshire
Crich, Holloway, near Matlock

West Pullens Wood
£65,000 | Kent
Lamberhurst,

Colliers Wood
£49,000 | Devon
Stoodleigh, Near Tiverton

Stage Wood
£89,000 | Kent
Pembury

Mottebank Wood
£55,000 | Yorkshire
Sutton-Upon-Derwent, York

Upton Wood
£35,000 | Northumberland
Dilston, Hexham

Arya Wood
£39,000 | Stirlingshire
Gartocharn, Drymen

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Thinning trees is an essential part of many forms of woodland management. Walking this path through a nicely regenerating wood would be very different, and much darker, without the cutting and thinning you can see in the picture. In the UK coppicing and the creation of glades for hunting or as a side effect of industry and human endeavour has been around for several thousands of years. Light reaches the forest floor and many birds, insects and mammals feed on the plants which spring up in woodland without a full canopy of leaf cover. Here, cut wood is being left as habitat for wildlife. Doing our bit can sometimes be just as easy as leaving a log near where it fell, and letting the bugs and creatures move in. -
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In continuous cover forest, especialy the rare places in the world where virgin forest remains, then protection and preventing clearing is more appropriate. Not all woods are the same. It seems an obvious thing to write but forestry policy has not always been nuanced. Even within a small country the soils, underlying rocks, geographical features, traditional uses, public rights and access vary hugely. If you are stuck indoors today, think of two woods you know and love and compare them in your mind. How would you manage them for the benefit of not just human visitors? Fantasy football exists - why not fantasy forester? Nb: Woodlands.co.uk accepts no responsibility for admin not done due to your enjoyable daydreaming today. -
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Making a simple wood-fired oven. -
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What could be more fun than getting together with friends or family and making a small wood-fired oven? A brick or stone slab plinth is ideal, but we have seen them built on old Victorian garden wall alcoves, on repurposed restaurant metal tables and on stacked old paving slabs. Whether made of cobb or modern ready-mix, it's a good project that folk of all ages can enjoy doing together. Bigger isn't necessarily better, as it takes a lot of wood to get a large oven hot enough to crisp your pizza dough just-so. -
There are many good how-tos online, and some lovely short books on making your own and decorating them too. -
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Lichen on a big old cherry tree
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This old cherry tree in Aberdeenshire, despite its age, is in healthy condition. The clean air and rain allow its fissued bark to be a home for lichen. The tree gives many cherries each year which usually feed the local birds before they are ripe enough for the humans. In the spring small cracks exude cherry tree gum which local artists use as a paint binder. A recently pruned branch is currently seasoning for a local man to carve spoons. We'll return to this tree in the spring for more gentle news updates from this bonnie hedgerow tree. -
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Whittling a whistle .
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A few simple cuts in hollow woods such as elder with the pith removed, or bamboo, can make a simple whistle. .
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A frame building made with whole round wood. .
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This method has been used in the British Isles for thousands of years. Taking whole trunks and debarking them, yet not cutting them into flat planks or beams keeps a high degree of the natural strength intact. It also looks wonderful. Buildings are still made like this now, and there is a resurgence of skill in this area, as well as opportunities to learn how it is done. .
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Making simple bone tools .
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Here small commonly found bones from the woods are being made into needles suitable for traditional leather work, nalbinding or meshmaking, for example. Sanding and filing using modern tools makes this quick and easy. Though it takes longer, using archaic traditional tools such as flint blades and burins for shaping, plus grit-stone or chagreen for smoothing, can be very satisfying. .
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Shavehorses in the woods .
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These are great for greenwood working, and essential for many jobs where you need two hands free to use a draw-knife. Easily made with just a few tools themselves, the shave horse makes a woodland site into a workshop. Easier to ride than an actual horse, and less likely to throw you. .
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Stag beetle larva, South London, this week. .
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This little critter was replaced safely back in the old logs where it was found. Stag beetles are an important part of woodland ecosystems. The handsome adults are back with large antler-shaped pincers. Exposed bugs make a very welcome meal for many birds, badgers or hedgehogs. .
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