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A weekend at the woodland skills centre

A weekend at the woodland skills centre

by Jenny and John, 12 November, 2010, 2 comments

Our weekend at the woodland skills centre was an immensely satisfying experience. We attended the green woodworking course, spending 2 days making a three legged stool, learning in a process a number of techniques. We began with the raw material, having to split ash logs with a froe, before roughly shaping them with an axe. Read more...

Horse-logging - less damaging and more practical for woodland owners

Horse-logging – less damaging and more practical for woodland owners

by Angus, 10 November, 2010, 4 comments

At the Association of Professional Foresters bi-annual show at Cannock Chase I met a couple of horse-loggers. These are professional forestry contractors who extract timber using horses. Karen Kilshaw and David Roycroft describe themselves as horse-loggers and they work full time with their horses doing a mixture of forestry tasks. Read more...

Owning Regis Wood

Owning Regis Wood

by Tony and Valerie Hutley, 4 November, 2010, 9 comments

I am 76 years old and was surfing the ‘Net’, which I have done for many years now and my dream was to own a piece of land. Apart from many other qualifications, I have a Diploma in Farm Management, obtained at Sparsholt Farming College near Winchester. I came upon a web site called Woodlands. co. uk. I was very impressed on the amount of information and comprehensive explanations on how to buy and manage woodland on this web-site. Read more...

Carving wooden Sculptures with Chainsaws

Carving wooden Sculptures with Chainsaws

by Angus, 7 October, 2010, 6 comments

Nigel Sardeson first realised how useful chainsaws were when he helped to clear fallen trees after the 1987 storm, but he developed an interest in carving with a chainsaw while working for the National Trust at Cliveden - there he decided to carve a few animals around the woods to surprise visitors. Read more...

TROUT TICKLING TOO!

TROUT TICKLING TOO!

by Ron, 6 October, 2010, 1 comments

There have been some comments regarding the legality of tickling trout but, as far as I know, the practice would only be illegal if you were fishing in private waters, without permission. These days more and more people have this facility, especially those who are fortunate enough to own their own woodlands. Read more...

Wooden Books for a Wood Library

Wooden Books for a Wood Library

by Angus, 23 September, 2010, 2 comments

Derek Farrar wants people to know about wood. He has created a series of book-shaped samples of different timbers. Each one has routered into it the common English name of the tree it comes from and the Latin or botanical name so they are easily identifiable. Read more...

Autumn fruits

Autumn fruits

by Chris, 16 September, 2010, 0 comments

Autumn is a time when the hedgerows and woodlands literally ‘bear fruit’ such as Blackberries, Elderberries, Haws (from Hawthorn), Rose hips, and Sloes (from the Blackthorn). Read more...

Woodland steps - part 2

Woodland steps – part 2

by Dick, 7 September, 2010, 3 comments

Steps can make a nice feature as well as fulfilling a practical purpose: taking you from one level to another, perhaps bridging a change in levels between two sections of your woodland track, where the slope is too steep to scramble up and down. In situations where the steps span a vertical distance of more than about six feet, a conventional flight of steps is far safer than the ladder steps described last time. Read more...

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