Tree health pilot scheme
Find out how you can take part in a pilot to help slow the spread of pests and diseases in trees.
Red Squirrel Appreciation Day 2021
We’ve followed the efforts of the UK Squirrel Accord to secure the populations of reds and reduce numbers of grey squirrels. Read Living Woods’ article from our Spring 2020 issue, written by Jackie Foote of British Red Squirrels.
Rustic reindeer
A seasonal offering from the Living Woods back catalogue: Bob Ashington’s instructions on how to make a rustic Rudolph from 2009.
Burning issue: clean air and woodfuel
The 2018 Clean Air Strategy is a key part of the government’s 25 Year Environment Plan and it tackles vehicle emissions, agricultural ammonia emissions and harmful domestic fuels. To quote from the press release, ‘Of particular concern is burning wood …
Support Hillyfield
Hillyfield Woodland Farm in Devon, situated within Dartmoor National Park, is an outstanding example of successful small woodland management in action.
Red squirrels return to the Highlands
Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) in autumnal boreal forest. Nord-Trondelag, Norway, September.
Woodland owners and managers rarely have a good word to say about grey squirrels, but it’s a different matter for native red squirrels. Trees for Life has launched an appeal to raise £22,000 to ensure a better future for red …
British Woodland Survey 2017
The Sylva Foundation has published the British Woodlands Survey 2017 report, an extensive and comprehensive survey of woodland owners and managers. Sylva explored what is important to woodland owners, how and why they manage their woods, how they rate the support …
Living Woods moves online
From March 2018 Living Woods Magazine will be available free to download from our website. Existing subscribers will be subscribed freely and automatically to the online magazine and we hope you will continue to enjoy the unique mix of woodland …