Events
1-day course: Trees & Woodlands of England: Past, Present & Future
Written by WH Monday, 19 September 2011 07:41
Trees and Woodlands of England: Past, Present and Future
Oxford University Department for Continuation Education (OUDCE) and the Sylva Foundation are holding the following day course in celebration of the 2011 International Year of the Forest.
- What woodland history can reveal about past ‘wood culture’
Mr John Morris - Director of the Chilterns Woodland Project - The state of sustainable forest management in England today
Dr Peter Savill - Emeritus Fellow of Linacre College and the former Reader of Forestry at the University of Oxford’s Plant Sciences Department
- The future opportunities and challenges of our nation’s trees and woodlands
Dr Nick Brown - Principle of Linacre College and lecturer in forest ecology at the University of Oxford’s Plant Sciences Department. - How the celebration of the OneOak tree project has engaged with people in Oxfordshire and highlighted how a modern day wood culture can help support sustainable communities
Dr Gabriel Hemery - Chief Executive of the Sylva Foundation
Course date – 5th November 2011
Please find further course information and details of how to register on the following link to the OUDCE website
Follow this link for a pdf of a leaflet with further details about the course
Alistair Yeomans, MICFor
Director of Forestry, Sylva Foundation
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Woodland Heritage Field Weekend 2011 – Update
Last Updated on Friday, 12 August 2011 08:40 Friday, 13 August 2010 08:53
Due to the current situation in Wales in respect of the devastating Phytophthora diseases, which are affecting many woodlands in that part of the country, we have decided that it would be prudent and responsible to postpone our visit to Wales to another year.
We realise that many of our members may be disappointed with the change of venue, but please rest assured that the decision has been made because we need to be sensitive to how the disease is spread. We would obviously not wish to exacerbate the problem.
Norfolk & Suffolk
from Friday 10th to Sunday 12th June
Day One ~ Will be spent at a private estate at Honingham, Norfolk - a profitable family run woodland operation of some 300 acres with fabulous Sycamore, Chestnut, Walnut and Christmas trees.
Day Two ~ Sotterley Estate, Beccles – another excellent forestry estate with parkland and ancient trees. Dr Tom Williamson will talk about this historic landscape and it is hoped that Sven de Vriess an Oak provenance expert will also attend. We will also visit a sawmill on the estate, as well as other interesting aspects.
Day Three (morning) ~ Weasenham Estate’s “New Wood”, the site of our very first Field Weekend. Our host will be Toby Coke, the son of our former Patron. “New Wood” has been in existence since 1890 and is considered by many to be Britain’s’ finest mixed, uneven aged woodland. Famous for its collection of rare trees and shrubs, enriched by the stunning colours of Azaleas and Rhododendron, which should be in full bloom at the time of our visit. You will also see some huge trees up to 160 ft in height in an amazing microclimate. The day will finish at 2.00pm.
Further details and information will be published in our 2011 Journal and on our website
Another successful W2W Course
Written by WH
Tuesday 4th to Thursday 6th May 2010
Our fifth successive course took place this week at Whitney-on-Wye Sawmill and Joinery Workshops in Herefordshire and has been declared yet another huge success.
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Once again participants came from all corners of the UK to spend three days with our exceptional Tutors to experience a unique and interactive learning opportunity. They all agree that this will benefit them in their varied and diverse careers. Here is just a small sample of their comments:
“The course has been enthralling from the first moment to the last. Well done Woodland Heritage for making something so very important, so very enjoyable”
“Overall, fantastic! Excellent theory & practical. A great & important networking opportunity. I think it is always difficult to balance sufficient content to justify cost/time with the danger of information overload. This course just about pulls it off.
Tree Diseases Conference 21st April 2010
Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 May 2010 19:54
TREE DISEASES CONFERENCE
to be held on
Wednesday 21st April 2010
Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire
Click below to download the Conference Programme, which includes contact details and a booking form
CCFG seminar 12-13 May Timber harvesting techniques in stands managed under continuous cover forestry principles
Timber harvesting techniques in stands managed under continuous cover forestry principles
A two-day CCFG seminar presented by Prof. Hanns Höfle, a unique chance to learn from a man with a distinguished career at the University of Göttingen and forest district manager of the Bovenden Forest District
Stourhead Western Estate, Fontmell Hill Estate and Melbury Estate
12th and 13th of May 2010
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