Blog - September 2010

New plans for badger culls attacked by protest groups

New plans for badger culls attacked by protest groups

by Angus, 30 September, 2010, 2 comments

Badger culling is intended to reduce TB (Tuberculosis) in cattle and is being approached very differently in England than it is in Wales. In Wales, the Welsh Assembly propose to carry out their own culls whereas in England the Defra minister, Jim Paice, expects farmers to club together and reduce badger numbers on a private and local basis. Read more...

Autumn leaves

Autumn leaves

by Chris, 25 September, 2010, 3 comments

At the end of the summer, the leaves should have done their job; that of making sugars to be used in growth, the formation of new twigs and branches, forming fruits and seeds. However, winter is not conducive to photosynthesis or growth; Read more...

Wooden Books for a Wood Library

Wooden Books for a Wood Library

by Angus, 23 September, 2010, 2 comments

Derek Farrar wants people to know about wood. He has created a series of book-shaped samples of different timbers. Each one has routered into it the common English name of the tree it comes from and the Latin or botanical name so they are easily identifiable. Read more...

Managing your Woodland for Wildlife

Managing your Woodland for Wildlife

by Margaret, 16 September, 2010, 1 comments

A new book on woodlands - Managing your Woodland for Wildlife by David Blakesley and Peter Buckley After 20 years of selling woodlands to people “for enjoyment and conservation” we realised that although the purchasers wanted to do their best for conservation, encouraging biodiversity, protecting endangered species, and just having more birds, bluebells and butterflies, they were sometimes unsure of how best to set about it. Read more...

Autumn fruits

Autumn fruits

by Chris, 16 September, 2010, 0 comments

Autumn is a time when the hedgerows and woodlands literally ‘bear fruit’ such as Blackberries, Elderberries, Haws (from Hawthorn), Rose hips, and Sloes (from the Blackthorn). Read more...

The Survival Tin.

The Survival Tin.

by John Hayward, 14 September, 2010, 3 comments

PLAN There are 4 guiding principles to Survival that will allow you to overcome any potential Survival situation if taught, used and practised correctly. When fully conversant with these principles, a simple tin of goodies really can save your life. Read more...

Woodland steps - part 2

Woodland steps – part 2

by Dick, 7 September, 2010, 3 comments

Steps can make a nice feature as well as fulfilling a practical purpose: taking you from one level to another, perhaps bridging a change in levels between two sections of your woodland track, where the slope is too steep to scramble up and down. In situations where the steps span a vertical distance of more than about six feet, a conventional flight of steps is far safer than the ladder steps described last time. Read more...

Preparing Rabbit for the pot

Preparing Rabbit for the pot

by Andy Noble, 3 September, 2010, 3 comments

In the modern day diet, Rabbit is often overlooked as a meat source, and certainly you’d be hard pushed to find it in your everyday supermarket. Yet Rabbit meat is high in protein, low in fat and low in cholesterol – and even better it tastes fabulous too! (Please note that there are images of a dead rabbit in this article). Read more...

Wild Flower Guide

Badger

Read our guide to wild flowers of woodland and hedgerow

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