Blog - November 2009

Prize-winning Woodland? The RFS Excellence in Forestry Awards 2010

Prize-winning Woodland? The RFS Excellence in Forestry Awards 2010

by catherine, 27 November, 2009, 0 comments

Is your woodland something special? The Royal Forestry Society is looking for entrants for its annual Forestry Awards. The competition is regional, and next year it’s the turn of London and the South East. There are categories for Silviculture, Farm Woodland, and the Duke of Cornwall Multi-purpose Woodland, but also for Community Forestry and a Schools Award. Read more...

Discovering Long Wood - a year in the life of a small wood - November

Discovering Long Wood – a year in the life of a small wood – November

by heather, 27 November, 2009, 1 comments

Rodney is well pleased with the single-handed completion of his log shelter. Heather meanwhile is inspired by the fluttering and swirling leaves creating a glorious carpet ... Read more...

Keeping pigs in woodlands

Keeping pigs in woodlands

by Rose, 20 November, 2009, 23 comments

Many people have asked us how practical it would be to keep a few pigs in their woodland so we've asked around … Read more...

The Case for Beekeeping

The Case for Beekeeping

by Justine, 13 November, 2009, 7 comments

While I would call myself more of a honey enthiusiast than a beekeeper, one of my first motivations for becoming involved with bees was an interest in the different flavours and textures of honey created by varying feeding habitats. Read more...

Discovering Long Wood - a year in the life of a small wood - October

Discovering Long Wood – a year in the life of a small wood – October

by heather, 6 November, 2009, 3 comments

This is Rodney’s month for assessing his forestry progress so far, and for his greatest engineering achievement to date... October Read more...

Splitting Woodlands - Is it a good idea?

Splitting Woodlands – Is it a good idea?

by Angus, 6 November, 2009, 1 comments

Some views on the positive effects of splitting woodlands in the latest Woodlands TV video, which you can see here. Read more...

Wild Flower Guide

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Read our guide to wild flowers of woodland and hedgerow

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