A few weeks’ ago I visited the remarkable Alice Holt Research Station as a guest of Principal Pathologist Dr Sandra Denman, of Forest Research. I made the journey to Hampshire to meet Alice Dibley who is undertaking her PhD as part of a new partnership between UWE Bristol and Woodland Heritage. Alice’s work will focus on the effects of management practices on Acute Oak Decline.
A behind the scenes look at Whitney Sawmills, based in Herefordshire. This hardwood mill is a key part of our domestic timber supply. Read on for tea cakes and timber framing, to matches and Mebor saws.
To celebrate National Tree Week, we asked members to recall the trees they have planted, how they have cared for them, what their top tips are, and what they have made with this wonderful resource.
Artist Matthew Rosier discusses his new film ‘Wood Rots Like We Do’, which tells the story of the ancient shrines of the Ise Jingu, Japan, and what they can teach us about regenerating forests today.
This member’s blog from Wilf Meynell of Studio Bark gives thoughtful insight into the creation of ‘Making a Stand’, a new public artwork in City Square, Leeds which uses Douglas Fir from Whitney Sawmills. To find out more about ‘Making a Stand’, head to the LEEDS 2023 website.
Two Woodland Heritage trustees, Graham Taylor and Geraint Richards, have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to forestry in the 2017 Queen’s Birthday Honours.
Woodland Heritage is proud to sponsor the ‘Best Use of British Timber Award’ once again at the Celebration of Craftsmanship & Design, being held at Thirlestaine Long Gallery…
Grown in Britain has just released a new video called Realising the Value of Your Hardwoods, supported by Woodland Heritage and Forestry Commission England.
Four decades of significant contribution to the benefit of the British Forestry Industry has been recognised by a national charity. During its annual Field Weekend in June…
The Royal Forestry Society on behalf of the Forestry Skills Forum has appointed RDI Associates Ltd to undertake a sector skills study that will help to identify the skills gaps and shortages…