Blogs
Guest User
Why provenance matters and the genius it unlocks

When Christian Gaze and I started Gaze Burvill 31 years ago, we had a vision of creating a beautiful collection of outdoor furniture using entirely oak grown in the UK. I was inspired by my one-year course at John Makepeace’s Hooke Park in Dorset where I had learnt about the necessity of adding value to British-grown woods to feed a virtuous cycle of growing and improving our woodlands.

Why provenance matters and the genius it unlocks
John Orchard
Open Woods & Workshops - launch!
Open Woods & Workshops - launch!
John Orchard
Woodland Heritage receives skills grant from ...

Today Woodland Heritage announces a £238,442 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to create ‘Woodland Heritage Skills’; two years of educational workshops, digital educational assets and collaboration with its members and partners to deliver the charity’s new Open Woods & Workshops initiative.

Woodland Heritage receives skills grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Blogs
John Orchard
Tabling some dovetails

Nick Wright describes his work at the Snowdon School of Furniture which started as a one-week summer school, the brainchild of David Snowdon and Carmel Allen, Linley’s then creative director, to celebrate 30 years of Linley Furniture and give something back to support student makers.

Tabling some dovetails
John Orchard
Utah Connection Continued - Interview with ...

Hailing from Utah in the US, Justin Davies, most widely known as JustinTheTrees, has brought wood culture to hundreds of millions by sharing his adventures with trees and timber. John Orchard speaks with Justin about the concept of species loneliness, the taste of sassafras ice cream and the intense optimism found in bringing people closer to nature.

Utah Connection Continued - Interview with JustinTheTrees

Field Weekend, June 2014 - Perthshire

field-weekend-2014.jpg

Our 2014 Field Weekend will be to Perthshire, Friday 13th June to Sunday 15th June.

PROPOSED ITINERARY

Friday 13th June - Morning
The Hermitage and Craigvinean Forest near Dunkeld.

Friday 13th June - Afternoon
The Big Tree Trail on the Dunkeld Hilton Estate.

Saturday 14th June - All day
The Bolfracks Estate, near Aberfeldy
Fascinating forestry on difficult terrain and a tour of the acclaimed gardens.

Sunday 15th June - a.m. only
Murthly Castle, Murthly, near Perth
A two-hour 'Grand Finale' – seeing one of Scotland's finest landscapes. Towering trees in a perfect setting beside the River Tay, leading up to the castle and chapel.

Numbers will be restricted and priority will be given to members and their guests.

Please contact Belinda @ Woodland Heritage to 'book in'.
Tel: 01428 652159 Email: enquiries@woodlandheritage.org.uk