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Small Woodland Owners Group (SWOG) SWOG is open to all small woodland owners and was formed to aid the enjoyment, conservation and biodiversity of British woodland. The site is frequently updated and has an active forum. The group has regular meetings throughout the year and a monthly newsletter. Free of charge and sponsored by woodlands.co.uk.
Small Woods Association (SWA) Set up to increase awareness of benefits to the environment, economy and society of sustainably managed small woodlands across the UK. Runs events, visits and training for members, produces a quarterly magazine 'Smallwoods', and has an annual conference. Provides an technical enquiry line, and is represented on regional and national policy for promoting the interests of small woodland owners, managers and workers. Also runs courses and social forestry programmes, as well as Coed Lleol in Wales and a UK wide coppice restoration project. Understanding woodland jargon: Part one, Part 2 Woods for sale: Coppice groups Surrey and Sussex Coppice group (Kent too) Coppice Association North West Training courses and advertising WoodNet connects timber growers and wood users in South East England, encouraging working practices that help growers to sell their wood profitably while caring for the environment. WoodNet publishes an on-line WoodLots Directory and runs training courses and events at the Woodland Enterprise Centre, Flimwell, East Sussex Ecolots - environmentally friendly free ads. The Netherfield Centre - Most courses based near Battle, East Sussex British Trust for Conservation Volunteers: BTCV - Groups all over the UKoffering resources, free events and training in countryside tasks. Malvern Coppicing: Offered 2 day coppice training courses at the glorious Ravenshill Woodland Reserve, Alfrick, Worcestershire, which is a 50 acre privately owned nature reserve. Woodland Skills centre: Offering a wide range of coppice, greenwood, woodland and other traditional crafts in the Clwydian Range AONB in north-east Wales. Esus Forestry and woodlands: High quality courses suitable for levels of experience, including specialised coppice courses. Some grant funding may be available. Orchard Barn: Courses, Events and Volunteering - building traditional skills, green oak timber framing, local oaks - hand conversionBiodiversity Managing hedges for dormice PTES Foresters, Coppice workers and courses Rother forestry: Well known for its tree surgery and conscientious coppice and woodland management and wetland habitat services, each of which is based on sustainable forestry practices. The company supplies and erects a range of traditional fencing, and is able to quote for all your bespoke projects. Say it with wood: Woodland services. Yorkshire Hurdles: is a woodland management and craft business, run by partners Geoff Norton and Angela Cole. We manage woodland in a traditional way, extracting materials which are used for our range of products and services. We make our living from the woodlands, as we improve their ecological, economic, social and cultural importance Sylvan Environmental Enterprises: "SEE the wood for the trees" Specialists in the management of ancient semi-natural woodland and low-impact timber extraction, horse drawn timber extraction, coppice restoration and storing, wildlife habitat creation and restoration woodland landscaping & ride management
(See more about horse logging here and here. John Waller, Underwoodsman Ltd, operating in West Kent/East Sussex. Coppicing to supply materials for coppice products ranging from wattle and gate hurdles and continuous weave fencing, furniture, willow baskets and living willow structures. 07788 748618 www.ajscrafts.co.uk Redstone willow weaving, Cheshire. Redstone Willows, have been growing willow in Cheshire since 2002. Located near to the Cheshire / Staffordshire Border, we now grow in excess of 100 varieties of Willow, many of which are ideal for basketry. We also run workshops, install living willow structures and make Willow Sculptures on commission. Willow Woman: Christine Llewelln has been making baskets for 10 years from her workshop in W Sussex. She runs courses and renews chair and stool seating with natural English or Dutch rush. More adverts needed, please send me links. ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) |
