Big Bertha, Darth Vader, and Inchy are just some of the names people use for their chainsaws, mauls, and winches. Others, of course, only ever use the correct name for their forestry equipment, but they are missing out on the advantages of nicknaming. Apart from entertainment and exercising a dry sense of humor, there are […]
At present, our forests and many across much of Europe have a medley of different species, and this has been the case for many hundreds of years. They have survived minor fluctuations in climate and weather. However, now climate and weather are changing in significant ways. There are more extreme weather events, ranging from unprecedented […]
The period since WW2 has seen urban areas and, indeed farms, expand across the UK. The number of places where wildlife can thrive has been eroded. Gardens and lawns have been changed to provide parking for cars, lawns are mowed and ‘weed-killered’, or worst still replaced with artificial grass so there is not a weed […]
We had been looking for a wood preferably with a open area for sometime. We had a look at a few that were not right for us, thinking it was never going to happen. One day I opened an email and there it was - in September 2022. Golden Hill Wood, I immediately […]