Blog - February 2010

Grey Squirrel Damage - a video presentation with Julian Evans

Grey Squirrel Damage – a video presentation with Julian Evans

by catherine, 25 February, 2010, 8 comments

Down in his wood Julian is angry with the squirrels. In Part 2 of his video series, "Walking in the Woods" Professor Julian Evans shows the sort of damage they can do. Read more...

Woodland Entrances - a video presentation with Julian Evans

Woodland Entrances – a video presentation with Julian Evans

by catherine, 25 February, 2010, 0 comments

In the first of a new series "Walking in the Woods", Professor Julian Evans discusses the practical considerations of a woodland entrance. Read more...

Seasons: Snow at Wickham Bishops

Seasons: Snow at Wickham Bishops

by Natali, 19 February, 2010, 0 comments

Photographer Natali Brown continues her photographic woodland diary with some wintry pictures ... With the recent snowfall there was ample opportunity to capture that perfect winter picture and as usual I was out and about visiting the woods in Wickham Bishops. On entering the woods I found myself mesmerised by the silence that surrounded the woods. With the snow gently drifting down covering the woods in a fluffy white blanket, I was struck by a truly spectacular scene. Read more...

Basic Beekeeping - Getting Started

Basic Beekeeping – Getting Started

by Paul Hirons, 12 February, 2010, 19 comments

A practical guide to getting started from beekeeper, Paul Hirons:- Getting started The best time to take up beekeeping is in the Spring. Bees will have been in a cluster all winter and in late March or early April they will start to emerge. They may be about much earlier if the temperature isn’t too cold; they have been known to pop out for cleansing flights all through the winter. In Spring the fruit trees and flowers in bloom will supply the new colony with sufficient nectar and pollen to encourage the queen to start laying. Read more...

Log fires and stoves – do we have to use hardwoods?

Log fires and stoves – do we have to use hardwoods?

by Angus, 5 February, 2010, 11 comments

Hardwoods are the traditional choice for log-burning stoves and fires but increasingly people are seeing the advantages of burning softwoods. Softwoods have a lot going for them in that they are: more readily available cheaper, though being more bulky you have to compare carefully the transport costs they take much less time to season (dry out), typically 6 months rather than the two years needed for hardwoods. Read more...

Wood for Fuel

Wood for Fuel

by catherine, 5 February, 2010, 4 comments

A wood fuel theme to the blog this week ... Useful advice from Gillian Alker of the Forestry Commission on using and producing wood for fuel in two video clips by Woodlands TV. In the first, "Wood for Fuel", she discusses different types: logs, wood chips and pellets, and seasoning wood. In the second, "Grants for Wood Burning", Gillian gives advice on grants, transportation and smokeless zones. Read more...

Wild Flower Guide

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Read our guide to wild flowers of woodland and hedgerow

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