Conference on future of wildlife in British woodlands. 

See more here:

http://www.swog.org.uk/events/future-of-wildlife-in-british-woodlands-conference/

Coppicing courses 2010  by Phil Hopkinson

 www.malverncoppicing.co.uk

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COPPICING COURSE DATES

WEEKEND COURSES

6th -7th February 2010

27th - 28th February 2010

ONE DAY COURSES
Saturday 13th March 2010

TWO DAY COPPICING COURSES
The two day coppicing courses I run are an introduction to coppicing for people who have no experience of coppicing or for volunteers and others who have a little experience but would like to gain more knowledge. There is a maximum of 6 people on each course.
They are ideal for woodland owners who have acquired woodland but have little practical knowledge of woodland management and coppicing.

The training courses include tree identification, the benefits of coppicing, a walk through the wood to look at how the areas coppiced over the last ten years and the differences between native deciduous woodland and conifer plantations, coppice restoration, working methods, material selection and processing, material storage and building work breaks. Good quality sharp tools will be provided. A certificate and full course notes along with a tree identification guide are included in the course fee.
We have the use of the classroom at Ravenshill for some of the training, the vast majority of the training will be conducted outdoors in my woodland workshop where there is a camp fire, and camp kitchen where hot drinks are supplied and a fire and cooking utensils are provided for trainees to cook their own food.

The course is over two days, usually over a weekend.
It costs £95 for the two days. A £20 deposit is required.

ONE DAY COURSES
Saturday 13th March 2010

ONE DAY PRACTICAL COPPICING COURSES
The one day coppicing courses I run are an introduction to coppicing for woodland owners, volunteers and others who have no experience of coppicing. There is a maximum of 8 people on each course.
The training courses include working methods, coppice restoration, working methods, material selection and processing. Material storage and building work breaks.
Good quality sharp tools will be provided. A certificate and full course notes are included in the course fee.
The vast majority of the training will be conducted outdoors in my woodland workshop where there is a camp fire, and camp kitchen where hot drinks are supplied and a fire and cooking utensils are provided for trainees to cook their own food.
The course duration is one day, usually over a weekend.
It costs £50 for the day. A £20 deposit is required.
My courses take place at Ravenshill Woodland Reserve, Alfrick, Worcestershire, which is a 50 acre privately owned nature reserve, which has a patchwork of diverse habitat including many indicator species of ancient semi-natural woodland. It has both deciduous and various conifer species.

The Royal Forestry Society has written a new guide on which grants are where, a very useful guide.

http://www.rfs.org.uk/about/grants-for-trees

Do not disturb the badgers?

For a very quick guide on disturbing badgers during coppicing, take a look at this.

Natural England on Badgers.